recheck

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verb

re·​check (ˌ)rē-ˈchek How to pronounce recheck (audio)
rechecked; rechecking; rechecks

transitive verb

: to check (something) again
… the repository locations had to be rechecked a month later, and again after a year, to meet the grant conditions.Joe Awad
… they had, in 20 minutes, cleared U.S. Immigration, retrieved their luggage, zipped through customs, rechecked their bags and were on their way to connect with a flight to Omaha …Alfred Borcover

recheck

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noun

re·​check ˈrē-ˌchek How to pronounce recheck (audio)
plural rechecks
: a second or subsequent check : reexamination
At first, he thought it was instrument error, but a recheck validated the measurements.Eugene Linden

Examples of recheck in a Sentence

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Verb
At one point, Alex comes over to recheck his map and, seeing Rizo attempt to analyze his work, flops over on the puzzle, causing Rizo to pause. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025 In a related move, American Airlines and CBP are piloting remote baggage screening from Sydney to Los Angeles to allow similar seamless connections without the need to claim and recheck baggage. Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Noun
Automated services cost money but save you time, handle rechecks and can catch new listings faster. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025 If teams receive good news during his medical rechecks, there’s still a chance he’s selected on day one of the draft. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for recheck

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1853, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of recheck was in 1853

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“Recheck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recheck. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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