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 (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
- unchecked adjective
- well-checked adjective
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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“All your paperwork’s in order. At the moment. I checked.”
From Literature
When they’d looked after the garden and fished for dinner and checked the beaches for driftwood or bottles or anything else that might have floated in on the tide, Nim had school.
From Literature
From the time she checked in to the time she checked out, she was either sleeping or lounging.
And I would be super happy if you checked out the website simply because you were annoyed and you learned something.
As for Trinidad and Tobago, Brown said they faced so many challenges just getting to Italy that they considered it a victory when they checked into the Olympic village.
From Los Angeles Times
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