double-checkverb [ T ]
uk/ˌdʌb.əlˈtʃek/us/ˌdʌb.əlˈtʃek/If you double-check something, you make certain it is correct or safe, usually by examining it again.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Testing, checking and experimenting
- assay
- check
- check sth out
- check up on sb
- collector
- crosscheck
- inspect
- inspection
- inspector
- play around with sth
- positive vetting
- screen
- spy
- test
- test sth out
- tester
- trial
- trial run
- try sth for size idiom
- try-out
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Examples from literature
- Before committing to one, though, I would double-check that the book hasn't been transcribed online, and isn't In Progress.
- Our job in this phase is to fix all of the obvious scanning errors and double-check that we really do have all the text.