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

If your road trip is going to be all about the outdoors, double-check your camping gear. —Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 23 Apr. 2025

Still, both the agency and the company urged consumers, sellers and medical professionals to double-check their Ozempic on hand. —Joe Hernandez, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025

Right now, they’re scheduled to start popping up in May; but again, double-check with crew members at your local store to find out when specific flowers may be available. —Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2025

To double-check, the other study led by Claudio Ottoni, a paleogeneticist at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, analyzed the cat’s nuclear DNA. —Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 14 Apr. 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