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recheck

noun · verb · 2 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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  • CMU ARPABET: R IY1 CH EH1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of checking again; reverification.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The article needed a complete recheck.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: check

2

verb

Meaning 2

To check again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: check

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English check English recheck From re- + check.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: проверявам отново (proverjavam otnovo) — countercheck
  • German: gegenchecken — countercheck