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 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.com, 17 May 2025

With a learning tower, double-check the construction. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 May 2025

Always double-check the sender’s email address and verify communications by visiting the official website or app directly instead of clicking links inside emails. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025

Also double-check information related to your health or a pet, because confusion combined with wishful thinking might create problems. —Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 8 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1944, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun

1953, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for double-check

• biotech
• bottleneck
• quarterdeck
• turtleneck
• zapotec
• aztec
• breakneck
• codec
• exec
• mixtec
• paycheck
• pinchbeck

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