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

Slow down and double-check before clicking or responding. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025

However, double-check dealings about banking, loans and mortgages. —Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025

By failing to proofread and double-check ballots before they were mailed, the clerk's office has not only wasted taxpayer dollars but also put the city at risk for lawsuits that could cost even more. —Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025

Please note that this product is sold without a heatsink, so PC users should double-check whether their motherboard already has one built in, while PS5 users will definitely need one. —Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 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