überprüfen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
- monitor noun A screen used to display output from a computer or other device.
- review noun A written or spoken evaluation of a book, film, product, or performance.
- verify verb To check or prove that something is true or accurate.
- vet noun A doctor who treats animals; short for veterinarian.
Senses
überprüfen is used for these senses in English:
- check (transitive) To inspect; to examine.
- 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 out (transitive) To examine, inspect, look at closely, ogle; to investigate; to gather information so as to make a decision.
- check up (most often in phrasal verb "check up on") To verify through brief investigation or revisit for assurance that there are no problems.
- monitor (transitive) To watch over; to guard.
- review To survey; to look broadly over.
- second-guess (transitive) To vet or evaluate; to criticize or correct, often by hindsight, by presuming to have a better idea, method, etc.
- verify (transitive) To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of 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.
monitor — full definition
- noun A screen used to display output from a computer or other device.
- noun A person or device that watches over something to check on its condition or progress.
- verb To watch or check something regularly over time.