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.
will double-check
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future tenseof double-check.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Anywhere from 400,000 to 800,000 volunteers across the U.S., under the coordination of FamilySearch, will double-check the entries that have been scanned and indexed with the actual digital images.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2022
At the end of the month we will double-check that, because that's something you need—that's usually when they go out of date.
From Slate ● Nov. 27, 2014
BIR has added 650 agents to its auditing force of 11,225 men, will double-check well over 2,000,000 1955 tax returns v. an estimated 1,500,000 last year.
From Time Magazine Archive
