double check
noun
a simultaneous check by two pieces in which the moving of one piece to give check also results in discovering a check by another piece.
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double-checkverb (used with or without object)to check twice or again; recheck.
double check
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Chess.
double-check
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American
[duhb-uhl-chek]
/ ˈdʌb əlˈtʃɛk /
verb (used with or without object)
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double-checks,
present (3rd person singular)
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double-checked,
past participle, past
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double-checking
present participle
noun
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double-checks
plural
double-check
British
verb
noun
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a second examination or verification
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chess a simultaneous check from two pieces brought about by moving one piece to give check and thereby revealing a second check from another piece
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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double-checksimple
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double-checkssimple
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have double-checkedperfect
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has double-checkedperfect
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am double-checkingprogressive
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are double-checkingprogressive
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is double-checkingprogressive
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have been double-checkingperfect progressive
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has been double-checkingperfect progressive
Past
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double-checkedsimple
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had double-checkedperfect
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was double-checkingprogressive
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were double-checkingprogressive
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had been double-checkingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of double-check
An Americanism dating back to 1950–55
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Moreover, workers may also have outsize expectations around AI’s automation capabilities, with many of the current tools still requiring workers to double check the completed work for errors.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
If in doubt, call your insurance company to double check.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 10, 2025
Last year one of its accounts posted a video inside the REI Soho bathroom to double check it was still open and provided free menstrual products to visitors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
It also advises users to double check responses for accuracy - a common caveat accompanying AI chatbots, which can be known to state false information in a matter of fact, convincing way.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025
It marks, however, a double check to Louis XIV.
From The Conquest of New France A chronicle of the colonial wars by George McKinnon Wrong
Since then, Goblikon has become a fully fleshed-out character and the host of the purportedly No. 1 podcast “Right Now With John Goblikon,” a fact Goblikon encouraged me not to double-check.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Luckily, Dinesh was able to double-check the list and correct Muse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
"I've actually pulled off at the side of the road before a bridge just to double-check I'm the right height," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Just double-check that the spot it chooses is actually open — AI chatbots don’t always use the most up-to-date information.
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026
This was practically a floor roll call, as everyone opened their door to double-check that everything was fine.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
Then he double-checks my claim, asking: “The court hadn’t said it in Students for Fair Admissions?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Even though she has filters set up, Tabacnic always double-checks to make sure her matches are actually where the dating app says they are.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
For example, one arm of the AI generates the response, and another instantly double-checks it to make sure it’s safe before letting it through to the user.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025
But he is keenly aware of what he spends, so he double-checks all the prices.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
Then she double-checks the record on the spindle.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
After hearing its predictions for the Sweet 16 round I double-checked the data.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026
She added: "I double-checked I locked the door. I couldn't work out how he was in my room because I did everything that I would deem to be correct when you stay in a hotel."
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
They double-checked that both of their names were on all accounts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 28, 2026
The film’s access coordinator Chantelle Nassari also equipped Bode with a fully accessible trailer, double-checked the day’s pathways and ensured the actor had what she needed to be able to perform.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
But I noticed he double-checked the locks on all the doors and windows of the sanctuary that night.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
As a protector of Googoosh’s story, she recalls double-checking if the star really wanted to share some more revealing anecdotes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025
The state appears to have presented a figure without fully explaining its methodology or double-checking the information, said Becker, who is a former senior trial attorney in the voting section of the U.S.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2024
Twinning is a way of double-checking gold is present by drilling next to the place it has been found and taking rock samples.
From BBC ● May 18, 2024
By double-checking that the hyperplane function contains squared values, a human can easily verify that the function is positive, which means the trajectory is collision-free, Amice explains.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2024
Marie is already tossing toppings from the translucent containers into the trash, counting receipts, and double-checking them on the computer.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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