check out
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.27 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
Transitive verb
verb
To examine, inspect, look at closely, ogle; to investigate; to gather information so as to make a decision.
Transitive verb
verb
To obtain source code (or other material) from a source control repository so that one can modify it (and often later check in the modified version).
Transitive verb
verb
To become uninterested in an activity and cease to participate in more than a perfunctory manner; to become uncooperative.
Intransitive verb
Example Sentences
- "He checked his favorite mystery out for the twenty-third time."
- "The desk clerk checked out the family that had been staying in room 322."
- "Be sure to check out of the hotel before noon."
- "I'm done shopping, so I'll go check out now."
- "[…] the singer person is checking out from the first floor suite next week, […]"
- ""Relax," said the night man / "We are programmed to receive / You can check out any time you like / But you can never leave!""