to check off
15
2.5
- phrasal verb
- /ˈtʃɛk ɔf/
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marcar
- Please check off what you want for the coming weeks, okay?
- check off an item
- checked off each step
- check off every task
And it's not like we're checking off like anxiety check, PTSD check.
- And it's not like we're checking off like anxiety check, PTSD check.
- And then what are some boxes that you'd like to check off going forward?
- OK, got a few things checked off the list.
- This just checks off every single box that I look for in glosses.
- Those are all facts that we can agree on and check off.
- It's the shortest month of the year, which means that we actually have less time to check off our February to Do's.
- We wouldn't think that there's a single list that you check off and say that one is great and that one isn't great.
- So I would say that I'd have to go muscle group by muscle group to make sure I check off all the boxes.
- And we just sort of force people to go through that exercise and you check off the things that don't matter to you and check off the things that do.
- But then nature says once the bond is formed, that's checked off and the natural agenda turns her attention to bearing and raising a child.
- But I just love the feeling of just checking off little things so that when we approach spring, we don't have this big pile of work waiting for us.
Examples
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Nora kept a list by the phone and checked off the names as they called.
Fiction book (1993) -
Tomorrow I can go to school and check off each boy on the list as I see him.
Fiction book (1993) -
So go through and see how many of those things check off for you or somebody else.
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I would, I would check off a a number of these laws that you mentioned.
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I just check off the ones I can do... like this one here.
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Go ahead and check off anything that you think... ...you might want to improve on just a little bit.
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Okay, check off four more weeks very carefully.
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At the end of every minute, the observer checks off whether or not the child was on task.
Academic text (1999) -
I checked off every name on the shuttle's certified list.
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After finishing each task, I check off the items on my to-do list to keep track of my progress.
Synonyms
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1.0
Mark a box to show it is chosen or finished
192
1.0
Make a visible line, spot, or sign on a surface
50
2.0
To mark a box with a check to show it is chosen or complete
35
1.8
To draw a line through an item on a list to show it is finished
4
3.7
Mark something with a check to show it is done
1
3.2
To put a line or tick next to an item to show it is finished
To mark an item as finished by drawing a line or writing a note
How Checked
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to mark an item on a list as completed or verified' is directly derivable from combining 'check' (to mark/tick) with the particle 'off' (indicating completion/removal). This phrasal-verb composition follows a common and predictable pattern in English (and parallels exist in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will likely understand it.
Etymology
The phrasal verb check off comes from using a list: you put a check mark next to an item and mark it off the list when it is done. So, check off means 'to mark something as completed or checked'.