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

Crucially, double-check all automatic placeholders to avoid embarrassing errors that betray the human touch. —Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 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

Ask Before Inflating Inflatable pool toys are so fun, and the host most likely is fine with them—but do double-check with them before inflating. —Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 12 June 2026

To double-check their results, the scientists turned to observations of the same region made by NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescope. —Robert Lea, Space.com, 5 June 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