"check over" meaning in English

See check over in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

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

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
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        {
          "text": "Can you check this over before I turn it in?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "The nurse checked him over to be sure he didn't have any serious injuries.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To read and look for errors or problems."
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        [
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          "error",
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        "(transitive) To read and look for errors or problems."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
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  "word": "check over"
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        "third-person"
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    },
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        "participle",
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    {
      "form": "checked over",
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        "participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "checked over",
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        }
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        "To read and look for errors or problems."
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        "(transitive) To read and look for errors or problems."
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