checked
Americanadjective
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held in check; suppressed or restrained.
If not checked, the fungus could destroy the entire year's supply of wheat.
Her enthusiasm for the renovations was checked after she saw the estimated cost.
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(of baggage) accepted for conveyance under the privilege of a passenger's ticket.
The major U.S. carriers raised the checked bag fee earlier this year.
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having a pattern of squares; checkered.
He wore a blue and white checked shirt.
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Phonetics. (of a vowel) situated in a closed syllable (opposed to free).
verb
adjective
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having a pattern of small squares
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phonetics (of a syllable) ending in a consonant
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of checked
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English; check 1 ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the adjective senses; check 1 + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb sense
Example Sentences
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Checked baggage benefits tied to Delta’s frequent-flyer programs, premium fares and co-branded credit cards will remain unchanged.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
Reason magazine reported on two posts — one from each of the social media platforms — that PolitiFact, Meta’s third-party fact checker, had tagged claiming they contained “partly false information. Checked by independent fact-checkers.”
From Washington Times • Aug. 1, 2022
"Checked the card, made sure I hadn’t missed something. But we appreciate the enthusiasm."
From Fox News • Oct. 22, 2021
Checked swings are perhaps the most difficult of all the calls an umpire makes.
From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2021
She said, “Uh-huh. He’s stayed here a coupla times. But he’s not here now. Checked out over a month ago. You wanna see the register?”
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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