to check the weather
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1.3
- phrasal verb
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consultar el clima
- Before heading out for a picnic, I always check the weather to avoid getting caught in the rain.
- check the weather forecast
- check the weather report
- go check the weather
Going for walks, listening to podcasts, just being aware of like the day around you, like, check the weather, you know, go outside.
- Going for walks, listening to podcasts, just being aware of like the day around you, like, check the weather, you know, go outside.
- Like, not for, to check the weather or to check music, but just like to, to, to talk as friends.
Examples
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She checks the weather the night before.
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I thought I'd check the weather.
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Let me just check the weather one more time.
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Well I use it to check the weather
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Gonna check the weather, okay?
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I want to check the weather.
Blog text (32) -
I'll go check the weather on the radio.
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Check the weather a couple of days before you leave.
Blog text (22) -
Do you need to check the weather forecast before deciding what to wear for the day?
Blog text (30) -
Okay, so, I checked the weather in Portland and it's 85 degrees, so you will need your sunscreen.
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to find out the current or forecast weather' is directly and compositionally derived from 'check' (inspect/verify) plus 'weather'; the determiner 'the' adds no opaque meaning. This is a common, literal verb + noun collocation found across languages and follows standard English composition patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily understand it.
Etymology
Check the weather comes from a time when farmers and sailors would look at the sky or simple tools to see if rain or strong wind was coming. The verb check here meant to look for signs about the weather, so today check the weather means 'to find out' the weather before you go out.