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

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency would be tasked with double-checking these security attestations and working with vendors to fix any problems. —Eric Geller, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025

Washington fans and alumni haven’t stopped pinching themselves this week to double-check. —Ben Standig, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025

The new, just as violent version of Daredevil premieres on Disney+ on March 4, so maybe double-check the parental controls before then. —Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025

The key to all usage of generative AI is to stay on your toes, keep your wits about you, and always challenge and double-check anything the AI emits. —Lance Eliot, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025

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