to double-check

Examples

• All

• That's why you always double check lead times on your supplies.

• It's a good idea to double-check your calculations to avoid mistakes.

• You can actually double check this at home.

• We got to double check his work.

  JFK (1991)

• Did you double check the controls?

  This Island Earth (1955)

• Let me just double check my measurements.

• So let's go and take a look at the graph here and just double check to make sure that that is correct.

• Have you double-checked your sources?

  All the President's Men (1976)

• But then they built a prototype for every simulation they ran just to double-check results.

  Academic text (2005)

• The data were manually entered into an SPSS data file, which was double-checked for accuracy.

  Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

C

to check

vsto double-check

∞ 1.0

Examine something to make sure it is correct or true

is a repeated examination rather than a single initial inspection

S

to see

vsto double-check

∞ 1.0

To check whether something is true or has happened

is a repeated action to confirm correctness rather than ensuring something happens

M

to make sure

vsto double-check

∞ 1.1

Check or do something so you are sure about it

is a repeated verification action focused on correctness or safety rather than general assurance

C

to check out

vsto double-check

∞ 2.5

To look at or test something to learn more about it

is a repeat review aimed at confirming correctness rather than initial fact finding

V

to verify

vsto double-check

251 3.5

To make sure something is true or correct

is used when repeating a review to ensure continued accuracy or safety

C

to check up on

vsto double-check

93 3.2

To look at something to make sure it is correct and works well

is a repeat review focused on confirming correctness rather than initial investigation

S

to scrutinize

vsto double-check

• US

70 6.2

To look at something very carefully to check for mistakes

is about repeating a review to be sure not primarily an intense first examination

C

to check over

vsto double-check

10 2.8

To look at something carefully to find mistakes or problems

is a repeated review rather than only a careful first inspection

R

to reconfirm

vsto double-check

9 3.5

To check again that an earlier plan or booking is still correct

is a general repeated review for correctness or safety not only for earlier arrangements

C

to check through

vsto double-check

4 3.2

To look at something carefully and check all its parts

is a repeated look to ensure correctness rather than a single full review

R

to rescreen

vsto double-check

• Specialized

1 4.6

Test or check someone again to find problems missed before

is a general repeated review across situations rather than only screening procedures

R

to reverify

vsto double-check

1 4.9

To check something again to make sure it is correct

is a general repeated review to ensure correctness or safety

R

to reinspect

vsto double-check

1 3.4

To look at something again to check for problems or changes

is about repeating a general review to make sure of correctness or safety

C

to countercheck

vsto double-check

7.1

To look at something again to make sure it is correct

is a general repeated review rather than an explicit second confirmation

Antonyms

I

to ignore

∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

How Thorough

to verify

251 3.5

to double-check

73 2.5

to check

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology