[ I/T ] to look at or give your attention to something to get information, often to help you decide if something is correct, safe, or suitable:

[ T ] to stop someone from doing or saying something, or to prevent something from increasing or continuing:

[ T ] to leave your outer clothing or property temporarily in the care of someone else, usually as a convenience:

[ T ] to mark items to show your preferences:

[ C ] a printed form, used instead of money, to make payments from your bank account:

[ C ] a pattern made of different colored squares, or one of these squares:

[ C ] a sign (✓) that shows that something is correct or done or has been examined:

[ C ] a request for payment of money owed to a restaurant, or the piece of paper on which it is written:

[ C ] the act of looking at or giving your attention to something to get information, often to help you decide if something is correct, safe, or suitable:

a way to stop someone from doing or saying something, or to prevent something from increasing or continuing:

[ C ] the ticket or small object that you are given and that you use to get back your coat or other personal possessions left in the care of someone else for a short period:

[ I or T ] to make certain that something or someone is correct, safe, or suitable, for example by examining it or them, or by asking someone:

[ T ] to prevent something from increasing or continuing:

[ T ] to leave something with someone at a particular place, so that they can take care of it for a short time, or so it can be put on a plane or train:

[ T ] to make a mark next to an item on a list, or to click on a checkbox on a computer screen in order to make a choice:

[ I ] if information checks, it makes it likely that other information is true:

US BANKING →  cheque

→  check mark :

an examination of something in order to make certain that it is correct or the way that it should be:

an examination of somebody to see if they are healthy or have a medical problem:

US UK bill COMMERCE a piece of paper given to you when you have finished eating at a restaurant, showing how much money you owe:

something that stops something else from increasing or getting worse: