check out

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check out

I need to check out a few books from the library.

Definition

  1. Verb (Transitive):

    • To examine or inspect something carefully: To look at or investigate something to verify its condition, quality, or accuracy.
    • To settle one's bill and leave a hotel or similar establishment: To complete the formal process of paying and departing from a place of temporary lodging.
    • To record the sale and receive payment for items purchased: To process the items a customer is buying, typically at a store's cash register.

  2. Verb (Intransitive):

    • To be verified or confirmed; to prove to be true or accurate: To undergo a process of verification and pass inspection.
    • To depart, especially from a hotel: To announce or complete one's departure.
    • (Slang) To die: An informal, often lighthearted or euphemistic term for dying.
Usage Examples

  • Verb (Transitive):

    • You should check out that new restaurant downtown; the reviews are great. (To examine/investigate)
    • We need to check out of the hotel by 11 AM. (To settle a bill and leave)
    • The cashier will check out your groceries at the next available register. (To process a purchase)

  • Verb (Intransitive):

    • His alibi didn't check out with the police timeline. (To be verified/confirmed)
    • After breakfast, we packed our bags and checked out. (To depart from a hotel)
    • (Informal) The old cat finally checked out last night. (To die)
Advanced Usage

  • "To check someone/something out": To look at someone or something with interest, often implying attraction or curiosity.

    • He couldn't help but check out the classic car parked across the street.
    • Did you see him checking her out at the party?

  • "Check it out!": An imperative phrase used to draw someone's attention to something interesting or exciting.

    • Check it out! They're filming a movie on our street.
Variants and Related Words
  • Checkout (noun): The process or place of checking out, especially in a store.
    • The supermarket has ten self-service checkouts.
  • Check-out (noun, as a modifier): Used to describe a time or process related to departing.
    • The hotel's check-out time is noon.
Synonyms
  • Inspect, examine, scrutinize (for the 'examine' meaning).
  • Leave, vacate, depart (for the 'depart from a hotel' meaning).
  • Verify, confirm, validate (for the 'be confirmed' meaning).
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Check in: The opposite action for hotels; to arrive and register.
    • We will check in at 3 PM and check out on Sunday.
  • Check over/through: To examine something carefully and systematically.
    • Please check over this report for any errors before we submit it.
Related Idioms
  • Check out the scene: To observe and assess a social situation or environment.
    • Let's arrive early to check out the scene before the party gets crowded.
  • Check out mentally/physically: To become disengaged or absent, either in thought or by leaving a situation.
    • After the third hour of the lecture, I just completely checked out mentally.
check out

I need to check out a few books from the library.

Verb
  1. try to learn someone's opinions and intentions
    • I have to sound out the new professor
  2. withdraw money by writing a check
  3. record, add up, and receive payment for items purchased
    • She was checking out the apples that the customer had put on the conveyer belt
  4. trace
    • We are running down a few tips
  5. be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
    • These stories don't check!
  6. announce one's departure from a hotel
  7. examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
    • check the brakes
    • Check out the engine

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