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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

  1. noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
  2. noun A written order instructing a bank to pay a stated sum (spelled "cheque" in British English).
  3. noun The bill for a meal, especially in a restaurant.
  4. noun In chess, a position where the king is under direct threat of capture.
  5. verb To examine or verify something.

monitor — full definition

  1. noun A screen used to display output from a computer or other device.
  2. noun A person or device that watches over something to check on its condition or progress.
  3. verb To watch or check something regularly over time.
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