double-check

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verb

ˌdə-bəl-ˈchek 

ˈdə-bəl-ˌchek

double-checked; double-checking; double-checks

transitive verb

: to subject to a double check

data double-checked for accuracy

intransitive verb

: to make a double check

double check

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noun

: a careful checking to determine accuracy, condition, or progress especially of something already checked

Examples of double-check in a Sentence

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Verb

Election Day is quickly approaching, and some voters might want to prepare ahead of time by researching key issues, double-checking their polling locations, and taking a look at their ballot before casting their vote. —Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 31 Oct. 2024

As always, make sure to double-check anything that comes out of generative AI. —Lance Eliot, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024

Pull out the tape measure to double-check before ordering. —Suzy Forman, SELF, 24 Oct. 2024

These claims have been unfounded, and in Wisconsin, local election officials are required to double-check results for counting errors or fraud. —Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1944, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun

1953, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

double-check

verb

dou·​ble-check

ˌdəb-əl-ˈchek,

ˈdəb-əl-ˌchek

: to make a careful check (as for accuracy) of something already checked

double check noun