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checked

adj · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /t͡ʃɛkt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛkt
  • CMU ARPABET: CH EH1 K T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Marked with a check mark.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ticked

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having a pattern of checks; checkered.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

Examples

  • a checked tie

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Of syllables, having a coda.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Of consonants, glottalized.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

Verified or validated in some way.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a computer program using checked arithmetic

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adj

Meaning 6

Delivered to the airline (or train line, ferry, etc.), usually during check-in, to be stored in an inaccessible area to the passenger (the hold) during the flight (or other journey).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: aviation or other transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: carry-on

7

adj

Meaning 7

Of a letter square in a crossword grid, part of both an across word and a down word.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: crosswording

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

simple past and past participle of check

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

Examples

  • He checked his watch for the third time.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

adjective satellite

Meaning 9

patterned with alternating squares of color

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: checkered, chequered

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hungarian: ellenőrzött — verified or validated in some way
  • Hungarian: átvizsgált — verified or validated in some way
  • Hungarian: jóváhagyott — verified or validated in some way
  • Hungarian: feladott — aviation or other transport: delivered to the airline (or train line, ferry, etc.) during check-in to be stored in an inaccessible area to the passenger (the hold) during the flight (or other journey)
  • Hungarian: leadott — aviation or other transport: delivered to the airline (or train line, ferry, etc.) during check-in to be stored in an inaccessible area to the passenger (the hold) during the flight (or other journey)
  • Hungarian: beadott — aviation or other transport: delivered to the airline (or train line, ferry, etc.) during check-in to be stored in an inaccessible area to the passenger (the hold) during the flight (or other journey)
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