checked

American  

[chekt] / tʃɛkt /

adjective

1. 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.

2. (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.

3. having a pattern of squares; checkered.

   He wore a blue and white checked shirt.

4. Phonetics. (of a vowel) situated in a closed syllable (free ).

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of check.

checked British  

/ tʃɛkt /

adjective

1. having a pattern of small squares

2. phonetics (of a syllable) ending in a consonant

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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

Truffert's challenge was checked and cleared by the VAR, Craig Pawson, who decided there was no clear and obvious error.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

When he checked a couple of days ago, the same trip on the same plane cost 3,000 Canadian dollars, or about $2,156.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"He asked for my mobile phone and checked everything, even my photographs. It was extremely intrusive," she added.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The Brewers’ training staff checked on Bucknor before he left American Family Field.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Coal’s skin immediately went cold, and he checked the back of his hands and his arms to see if his skin had changed at all.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Related Words

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• closed
• confined
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