check mark
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈtʃɛk mɑrk/
- US
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marca de verificación
- Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with each statement by placing a check mark under the appropriate response.
- place a check mark
It should look exactly like the check mark on the screen.
- It should look exactly like the check mark on the screen.
- I noticed you had a board up here with a lot of boxes and check marks, and I was intrigued.
- If the answer is yes, that's one of the check marks.
- Hear me, my friend, they got so busy in real estate that relationships became check mark conversations versus connection.
- You don't say the words to make the check mark because the words cast spells and they have codes inside of them.
- And not only did they give consortium of the red check mark, but as soon as they did, our PayPal account was permanently suspended.
Examples
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Bureaucrats often see nothing but boxes and check marks.
Blog text (9) -
Write your sentence on the board and put a check mark next to it.
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Go through that list and put a check mark next to any that apply to you.
Blog text (6) -
As a step was completed, the instructor placed a check mark next to it.
Academic text (2012) -
Once you've exercised, put a check mark in the box for that day.
Blog text (30) -
Finally, go to Public Search, click the "edit settings" button, and place a check mark in the box to enable public search so you can be found on the internet.
Blog text (22) -
If the shopper has found the lowest price, it confirms it with a green check mark.
Blog text (20) -
Using a procedural checklist of experimental steps, the observer placed a check mark next to each step completed during a session.
Academic text (2007) -
Students were asked to place a check mark next to any of the individuals to whom they believed they could go for support (KR-20 = 0.50).
Academic text (2008) -
After she completed the assignment, the teacher gave her a check mark to show it was correct.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small mark written to show something is done or correct
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A mark in a box showing an item is correct or done
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun is compositionally transparent: 'check' (a verification tick or indicator) plus 'mark' (a symbol) directly yields a symbol indicating verification. This compound follows a common noun+noun naming pattern and the social-media sense is a direct extension of the basic meanings, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Check mark may come from the habit of teachers and writers making a quick, simple stroke — a small check or mark — next to right answers or finished tasks, so the sign came to mean 'correct', 'approved', or 'completed'.