"check over" meaning in All languages combined

See check over on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: checks over [present, singular, third-person], checking over [participle, present], checked over [participle, past], checked over [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} check over (third-person singular simple present checks over, present participle checking over, simple past and past participle checked over)
  1. (transitive) To read and look for errors or problems. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-check_over-en-verb-SXHi1NpI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (over)

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Can you check this over before I turn it in?"
        },
        {
          "text": "The nurse checked him over to be sure he didn't have any serious injuries."
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        "(transitive) To read and look for errors or problems."
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