double-check

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verb

ˌdə-bəl-ˈchek How to pronounce double-check (audio)
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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Again, just double-check with the host to make sure these items are welcomed or needed. — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 28 June 2026 Be sure to double-check your emails, appointments and travel details. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026 The recount will go back over all ballots in that race by rescanning them with certified election equipment to double-check the results. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 16 June 2026 Terenzio eventually rushed back to the office to double-check in the middle of the night before finally breathing a sigh of relief. — Lauryn Overhultz , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for double-check

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1920, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun

1890, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double-check was in 1890

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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
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