checked

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

checked

  1. (Canada, US) Having a pattern of checks; checkered.
    a checked tie
    • 1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 121:
      At that moment a long, scraggy individual in a checked suit poked his head into the bar, looked around portentously, whistled mysteriously to my informant, and jerked his thumb and head in the direction of the door.
    • 1978, Lois Gould, X: A Fabulous Child's Story, New York: Daughters Publishing Co., →ISBN:
      Later that day, all X's friends put on their red and white checked overalls and went over to see X.
  2. (phonology) Of syllables, having a coda.
  3. (phonology) Of consonants, glottalized.
  4. Verified or validated in some way.
    a computer program using checked arithmetic
  5. (aviation or other transport, of baggage) Delivered to the airline (or train line, ferry, etc.) during check-in to be stored in an inaccessible area to the passenger (the hold) during the flight (or other journey).
    Antonym: carry-on

Hyponyms

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]

Translations

[edit]

Verb

[edit]

checked

  1. simple past and past participle of check
    He checked his watch for the third time.