check out Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
   check into; go over; suss out; check over; check up on; look into; check.
   
   • check the brakes
   • Check out the engine
2. verb announce one's departure from a hotel
   
3. verb be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
   check.
   
   • These stories don't check!
4. verb trace
   run down.
   
   • We are running down a few tips
5. verb record, add up, and receive payment for items purchased
   
   • She was checking out the apples that the customer had put on the conveyer belt
6. verb withdraw money by writing a check
   cheque.
   
7. verb try to learn someone's opinions and intentions
   feel out; sound out.
   
   • I have to sound out the new professor

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