check sth out
— phrasal verb with check uk/tʃek/us/tʃek/verb
(EXAMINE)
C1 informal to examine something or get more information about it in order to be certain that it is true, safe, or suitable:
We'll need to check out his story.
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Testing, checking and experimenting
- assay
- check
- check up on sb
- collector
- crosscheck
- double-check
- 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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(GO TO SEE)
C1 informal to go to a place in order to see what it is like:
I'm going to check out that new club.
(BORROW)
mainly US to borrow books from a library
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Getting, receiving and accepting
- acquihire
- acquire
- acquisition
- awardee
- carve
- draw
- fill
- glom onto sth/sb
- go to sb
- grasp
- obtain
- pick
- pick sth up
- pounce
- score
- secure
- snatch at sth
- target
- wangle
- wrest
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