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Definition of Check over
1. Verb. Examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition. "They won't check over the story "; "Check out the engine"
Generic synonyms: Analyse, Analyze, Canvas, Canvass, Examine, Study
Related verbs: Check, Check Off, Mark, Mark Off, Tick, Tick Off
Specialized synonyms: Follow, Keep An Eye On, Observe, Watch, Watch Over
Derivative terms: Check, Check, Checker, Checkout
Definition of Check over
1. Verb. (transitive) To read and look for errors. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Check Over
Literary usage of Check over
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life of Lieutenant-General Nathan Bedford Forrest by John Allan Wyeth (1908)
"... DH Hill Compliments the Cavalry—Forrest Heads Granger Off, and Holds the
Reserve-Corps of the Army of Tennessee in check over an Hour—Fires the Closing, ..."
2. Practical Banking by Oliver Howard Wolfe, La Salle Extension University (1917)
"... OF THE check over THE NOTE Other things being equal, as to the safeguards
thrown around the banking system as a whole, the bank check is superior in ..."
3. Fraser's Magazine (1876)
"Therefore it is for the interest of headmasters, as well as their assistants,
that there should exist some check over such a tremendous power as that of ..."
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