noun · verb · 4 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.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈt͡ʃɛklɪst/
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CMU ARPABET:CH EH1 K L IH2 S T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A list of tasks to be completed, names to be consulted, conditions to be verified and similar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An inventory, especially of species.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
Examples
a checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To add to a checklist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a list of items (names or tasks etc.) to be checked or consulted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: list, listing
History
Etymology
From check + list.
Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
kontrolelys
— list of things to be verified
Arabic:
قائمة التحقق
— list of things to be verified
Armenian:
ստուգաթերթ
(stugatʻertʻ)
— list of things to be verified
Catalan:
llista de control
— list of things to be verified
Chinese Mandarin:
检查清单
— list of things to be verified
Chinese Mandarin:
检查表
— list of things to be verified
Dutch:
afvinklijst
— list of things to be verified
Dutch:
controlelijst
— list of things to be verified
Dutch:
checklist
— list of things to be verified
Finnish:
muistilista
— list of things to be verified
Finnish:
tarkastuslista
— list of things to be verified
French:
liste de contrôle
— list of things to be verified
German:
Checkliste
— list of things to be verified
German:
Kontrollliste
— list of things to be verified
German:
Prüfliste
— list of things to be verified
Greek:
λίστα
(lísta)
— list of things to be verified
Icelandic:
gátlisti
— list of things to be verified
Icelandic:
gaumlisti
— list of things to be verified
Indonesian:
daftar centang
— list of things to be verified
Japanese:
チェックリスト
(chekkurisuto)
— list of things to be verified
Norwegian Bokmål:
sjekkliste
— list of things to be verified
Polish:
lista kontrolna
— list of things to be verified
Portuguese:
lista de verificação/controle
— list of things to be verified
Russian:
контро́льный спи́сок
(kontrólʹnyj spísok)
— list of things to be verified
Russian:
контро́льный пе́речень
(kontrólʹnyj pérečenʹ)
— list of things to be verified
Serbo-Croatian:
ček-lista
— list of things to be verified
Serbo-Croatian:
kontrolna lista
— list of things to be verified
Serbo-Croatian:
kontrolni popis
— list of things to be verified
Swedish:
checklista
— list of things to be verified
Turkish:
doğrulama listesi
— list of things to be verified
Turkish:
kontrol listesi
— list of things to be verified
Ukrainian:
контро́льний спи́сок
(kontrólʹnyj spýsok)
— list of things to be verified
