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

Schmidt said Amazon has different agents that double-check and supervise what the agents are doing. — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

As technologies such as radio telescopes improve, astrochemists will be able to make new discoveries, double-check existing observations and study these faraway regions in more detail than ever before. — Olivia Harper Wilkins, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026

Australian-style yogurts vary in protein content, so make sure to double-check the container label before selecting one. — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 12 Aug. 2026

The Public Defender's Office said Govindbhai, without double-checking the plate numbers, walked to the driver's side door and struck the window with his baton four times, smashing the glass. — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1920, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun

1890, 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