check
verb (used with object)
to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly.
has checked
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present perfectof check (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Over the past two years, his team has checked health records from other countries, including England, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, where similar shingles vaccine rollouts took place.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2025
He has checked out the dating platform Zhenai.com, but was turned off when asked to buy a matchmaking package for about $3,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
The Times confirmed Thursday that the Emmy winner has checked out of HBO’s “White Lotus,” and will not return to bring his musical stylings to the hit series’ fourth season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2025
"Nobody has checked this, it is quite shocking that I’ve been treated this way. I’ve been hung out to dry basically," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2024
She has checked the bathtub for anything disgusting.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
