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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"She'd been a carer since she was 18. I checked everything with her - she was trained on dementia, manual handling, incontinence. I'll never get my head around how she could do this," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
As he walked up to the door, he checked over his shoulders to see if he was being watched, and he hoped his parents would still be waiting for him inside.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
It’s a long way from where the company started, with Yancopoulos growing his first cells in one-liter bottles checked and fed by hand every 12 hours, on homemade wooden roller machines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
"We had already packed suitcases just in case, but they gave us only two minutes and carefully checked that nobody was still inside the house," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Lou Ann said she talked to law enforcement, and she checked the local hospitals. Your mom wasn’t any of those places, so that’s great news.”
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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