| VERB | cognition | check out, check, check up on, look into, suss out, check over, go over, check into | examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | check out | announce one's departure from a hotel | |
| stative | check out, check | be verified or confirmed | |
| social | check out, run down | trace | |
| possession | check out | record, add up, and receive payment for items purchased | |
| possession | check out, cheque | withdraw money by writing a check | |
| communication | check out, sound out, feel out | try to learn someone's opinions and intentions |
| Meaning | examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They won't check out the story | |
| Example | "Check out the engine" | |
| Synonyms | check, check up on, look into, suss out, check over, go over, check into | |
| Narrower | watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on | Follow with the eyes or the mind |
| Broader | analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass | Consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning / meaning |
| Similar to | check, check off, mark, mark off, tick off, tick | put a check mark on or near or next to |
| Spanish | comprobar, repasar, revisar | |
| Nouns | checkout | the act of inspecting or verifying |
| Meaning | announce one's departure from a hotel. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Broader | report | announce one's presence |
| Opposite | check in, sign in | announce one's arrival, e.g. at hotels or airports |
| Spanish | check out, irse | |
| Catalan | marxar | |
| Nouns | checkout | the latest time for vacating a hotel room |
| Meaning | Be verified or confirmed; pass inspection. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Model | They won't check out the story | |
| Synonym | check | |
| Similar to | match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree | satisfy a condition or restriction |
| Spanish | comprobar, inspeccionar | |
| Catalan | comprovar, inspeccionar | |
| Meaning | trace. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | run down | |
| Broader | pursue, follow up on, act on | carry further or advance |
| Spanish | comprobar, correr detrás, estar tras, investigar, verificar | |
| Meaning | record, add up, and receive payment for items purchased. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Entails | buy, purchase | Obtain by purchase |
| Spanish | cobrar | |
| Catalan | cobrar | |
| Nouns | checkout | a counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases |
| Meaning | Withdraw money by writing a check. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | cheque | |
| Broader | withdraw, draw, take out, draw off | Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) |
| Spanish | girar | |
| Meaning | try to learn someone's opinions and intentions. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | sound out, feel out | |
| Broader | question, query | pose a question |
| Spanish | sondear | |
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