"uncheck" meaning in English

See uncheck in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ʌnˈt͡ʃɛk/ Forms: unchecks [present, singular, third-person], unchecking [participle, present], unchecked [participle, past], unchecked [past]
Etymology: From un- + check. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|check|id1=reversive}} un- + check Head templates: {{en-verb}} uncheck (third-person singular simple present unchecks, present participle unchecking, simple past and past participle unchecked)
  1. (graphical user interface, US, Canada) To remove a checkmark. Tags: Canada, US Categories (topical): Graphical user interface Synonyms: unselect, untick [UK] Translations (to remove a checkmark): desmarcar (Catalan), uitvinken (Dutch), poistaa valinta (Finnish), décocher (French), deaktivieren (German), deseleccionar (Spanish), desmarcar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-uncheck-en-verb-qmUX5~5U Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- (reversive), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (reversive): 73 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 75 25 Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'to remove a checkmark': 81 19
  2. (travel, aviation) To remove a previously checked-in passenger from the check-in system, allowing changes to the ticket. Categories (topical): Aviation, Travel Synonyms: offload
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: unchecked [adjective]

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Uncheck the “save my password” box.",
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          "text": "If you uncheck either of these check boxes, [Microsoft] Expression Web 2 will create all new Web pages with uppercase tag names and/or attributes. Current Web standards require that HTML tag names and attributes be lowercase. Therefore, pages created with either of these boxes unchecked will not be compatible with existing standards.",
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        "(graphical user interface, US, Canada) To remove a checkmark."
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          "word": "desmarcar"
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          "sense": "to remove a checkmark",
          "word": "uitvinken"
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          "sense": "to remove a checkmark",
          "word": "poistaa valinta"
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          "sense": "to remove a checkmark",
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          "sense": "to remove a checkmark",
          "word": "deaktivieren"
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          "sense": "to remove a checkmark",
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        "(travel, aviation) To remove a previously checked-in passenger from the check-in system, allowing changes to the ticket."
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      "ipa": "/ʌnˈt͡ʃɛk/"
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        "(travel, aviation) To remove a previously checked-in passenger from the check-in system, allowing changes to the ticket."
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to remove a checkmark",
      "word": "desmarcar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to remove a checkmark",
      "word": "uitvinken"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to remove a checkmark",
      "word": "poistaa valinta"
    },
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      "sense": "to remove a checkmark",
      "word": "décocher"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to remove a checkmark",
      "word": "deaktivieren"
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      "sense": "to remove a checkmark",
      "word": "deseleccionar"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to remove a checkmark",
      "word": "desmarcar"
    }
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