"check through" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-check through.ogg [Australia] Forms: checks through [present, singular, third-person], checking through [participle, present], checked through [participle, past], checked through [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} check through (third-person singular simple present checks through, present participle checking through, simple past and past participle checked through)
  1. (idiomatic) To permit someone to continue onward, e.g. through a security checkpoint, after verifying their identity, tickets, etc. Tags: idiomatic Translations (to permit someone to continue onward): laisser passer (French)
    Sense id: en-check_through-en-verb-Gk5dTxp5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (through) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (through): 56 44 Disambiguation of 'to permit someone to continue onward': 97 3
  2. (idiomatic) To inspect something, often to try to find errors, problems, etc. Tags: idiomatic Translations (to inspect something): inspecter (French), examiner (French)
    Sense id: en-check_through-en-verb-1c-gMAfd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'to inspect something': 3 97

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for check through meaning in English (2.5kB)

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