double-check

A form of double check — To check a second time; to check twice with extra caution or attention; to verify or make sure.

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Meanings

verbdouble-check (third-person singular simple present double-checks, present participle double-checking, simple past and past participle double-checked)

present singular third person double-checks · participle present double-checking · participle past double-checked · past double-checked

  1. alternativeAlternative form of double check.

    And you have to be careful. If you don't book your parking in double-quick time, you risk a fine, so always double-check that your payment has gone through. Some operators don't even send you an email or text to say you've paid.

    2025 October 15, 'Mystery Shopper', “About Anglia... and high scores”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 53
Cite this entry
APA

double-check. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-check

MLA

“double-check.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-check. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double-check,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-check.

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