Something that is checked has a pattern of small squares, usually of two colours.
He was wearing blue jeans and a checked shirt.
checked in British English
(tʃɛkt)
adjective
1.
having a pattern of small squares
2. phonetics
(of a syllable) ending in a consonant
checked in American English
(tʃɛkt)
adjective
1.
having a pattern of squares
a checked tablecloth
2. Phonetics
a.
ending in a consonant
said of a syllable
b.
sounded in such a syllable
said of a vowel
Examples of 'checked' in a sentence
checked
Anne checked her pulse, shuddering at the ideas behind her mother's lurid visions.
Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
I checked my watch: 9: 30. I figured I had ten minutes to pull this off, at the most.
Lisa Scottoline LEGAL TENDER (2002)
In other languages
checked
British English: checked /tʃɛkt/ ADJECTIVE
Something that is checked has a pattern of small squares, usually of two colours.
...a checked shirt.
American English: checked
Arabic: ذو مُرَبَّعات
Brazilian Portuguese: verificado
Chinese: 有格子花的
Croatian: kariran
Czech: kostkovaný
Danish: ternet
Dutch: geruit
European Spanish: de cuadros
Finnish: ruudullinen
French: à carreaux
German: kariert
Greek: καρό
Italian: a quadri
Japanese: チェックの
Korean: 체크 무늬의
Norwegian: rutete
Polish: w kratkę
European Portuguese: verificado
Romanian: în carouri
Russian: клетчатый
Latin American Spanish: comprobado
Swedish: kontrollerad
Thai: ที่มีลายตารางหมากรุก
Turkish: kareli
Ukrainian: картатий
Vietnamese: kẻ ca rô
All related terms of 'checked'
check
If you check something such as a piece of information or a document, you make sure that it is correct or satisfactory .
bill
A bill is a written statement of money that you owe for goods or services.
check in
When you check in or check into a hotel or clinic , or if someone checks you in , you arrive and go through the necessary procedures before you stay there.
check up
If you check up on something, you find out information about it.
check off
When you check things off , you check or count them while referring to a list of them, to make sure you have considered all of them.
check out
When you check out of a hotel or clinic where you have been staying , or if someone checks you out , you pay the bill and leave.
cross-check
If you cross-check information , you check that it is correct using a different method or source from the one originally used to obtain it.
spell check
the act or an instance of using a → spell-checker
spot check
If someone carries out a spot check , they examine one thing from a group in order to make sure that it is satisfactory .
double-check
If you double-check something, you examine or test it a second time to make sure that it is completely correct or safe .