To examine/investigate; to look at something OR to leave a hotel or hospital
Check OUT
100
To go somewhere to see if everything is OK
check BY
100
The hotel staff were very angry because she checked ___ without paying.
OUT
100
Most airlines require a passport from passengers when they check OUT.
OUT >>> IN
100
Check OUT has two meanings: (a) to look at or examine something and (b) to leave a hotel or hospital. With one of these meanings, the phrasal verb is transitive and with the other, it's intransitive. Which meaning is intransitive (it doesn't require an object)?
B
200
To make sure everything is OK
check ON
200
To enter a hotel; to register one's arrival
check IN
200
The teacher checked ____ the names on her list as the students arrived.
OFF
200
If you finish the test early, you should go back and check ON it.
ON >>> OVER
200
Which two phrasal verbs with CHECK that we learned have a double meaning? Hint: with one of the meanings, they mean almost the opposite; with the other meaning, they are similar.
check OUT and check INTO
300
To send luggage to a final destination
check THROUGH
300
to try to find
check FOR
300
Could you check my work _____ for mistakes before I hand it in?
OVER
300
Before he was allowed to enter the country, he had to have a medical exam to check INTO infectious diseases such as malaria or tuberculosis.
INTO >>> FOR
300
Check IN and the first definition of check INTO mean basically the same thing (i.e. to enter a hotel). What is the GRAMMATICAL difference between them?
Check IN is intransitive (requires no object); check INTO is transitive (it needs an object). Example: "I checked INTO the hotel at 11," OR "I checked in at 11."
400
To ask for confirmation
check WITH
400
To put a tick next to something on a list. √
check OFF
400
Their parents always phone to check ______ them when they go out. They're always worried they'll get in trouble.
UP ON
400
You don't have to go baggage claim when you change planes in Hong Kong. Your luggage will be checked OUT all the way to Sydney.
OUT >>> THROUGH
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
4 of the phrasal verbs with check are separable. Which ones are they? Hint: One of the verbs we learned is separable with one meaning, but not the other. DO NOT count this one.
Check FOR, check OVER, check THROUGH, check OFF
500
To enter a hospital OR to investigate
check INTO
500
To investigate someone or something if you suspect that there is a problem
check UP ON
500
The police do not know yet if the fire was caused by an accident or arson. They are checking _____ it.
INTO
500
There is a new restaurant downtown. I've heard that it is really good. We should go there this weekend to check it OVER.