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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Most Valuable Promotions chief Bidarian said Paul "drove himself to hospital" to be checked for a suspected broken jaw after losing to Joshua and could need "four to six weeks" to recover.
From BBC
The next day he checked into a Boston hotel about a half mile from the home of his old classmate, Loureiro.
Martin Amis, who said that he checked on meanings dozens of times every day, explained, “when you look up a word in the dictionary, you own it in a way you didn’t before.”
I checked with Sue Pascoe, editor of the local publication Circling the News, which has covered every angle of the Palisades fire and the long road to recovery.
From Los Angeles Times
That was until a sixth sense drew Lopez back to a neighbor’s home that he already checked.
From Los Angeles Times
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