check mark

See also: checkmark

English

Alternative forms

• checkmark

Noun

check mark (plural check marks)

1. (Canada, US, Philippines) A mark (✓) made to indicate confirmation of verification, completeness, correctness, choice, agreement, or acknowledgement.

   Synonyms: tick (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand), tickmark (India)

   Put a check mark in the box corresponding to the correct answer.

2. (athletics) In long jump, javelin and similar events, little mark alongside the runway which helps the athlete to set their steps just right for their performance.

Related terms

• checkbox

Translations

mark indicating confirmation — see also check,‎ tick

• Arabic: عَلَامَة صَحَّ f (ʕalāma(t) ṣaḥḥa)
• Dutch: vinkje (nl) n
• Finnish: valintamerkki, tarkastusmerkki
• French: coche (fr)
• German: Häkchen (de) n, Haken (de), Hakerl
• Icelandic: hak (is) n
• Japanese: チェックマーク (chekkumāku)
• Persian: هفتک (fa) (haftek), تیک (fa) (tik)
• Polish: fajka (pl) f, ptaszek (pl) f
• Romanian: bifă
• Russian: га́лочка (ru) f (gáločka)
• Spanish: visto (es)
• Swedish: bock (sv)
• Ukrainian: га́лочка (uk) f (háločka), прапоре́ць (uk) m (praporécʹ), по́значка f (póznačka), пта́шка f (ptáška), за́черк (záčerk), че́кбокс (čékboks)
• Urdu: ٹِک (ṭik)

athletics

• Finnish: askelmerkki (fi)
• Polish: znacznik (pl) m