tarkistaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
- revise verb To change or correct something, especially a piece of writing, in order to improve it.
- scan verb To look over something quickly, often searching for particular information.
- verify verb To check or prove that something is true or accurate.
Senses
tarkistaa is used for these senses in English:
- check (transitive) To inspect; to examine.
- check (transitive) To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).
- check (transitive, US, often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).
- check up (most often in phrasal verb "check up on") To verify through brief investigation or revisit for assurance that there are no problems.
- copyedit (transitive, printing) To correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.
- look over (transitive) To quickly read or (especially) proofread; to quickly scan text, especially while checking for errors.
- revise To review, alter and amend, especially of written material.
- scan (computing, transitive) To inspect, analyse or go over, often to find something.
check — full definition
- noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
- noun A written order instructing a bank to pay a stated sum (spelled "cheque" in British English).
- noun The bill for a meal, especially in a restaurant.
- noun In chess, a position where the king is under direct threat of capture.
- verb To examine or verify something.
revise — full definition
- verb To change or correct something, especially a piece of writing, in order to improve it.
- verb To study material again, especially to prepare for an exam.