nachsehen — meaning in English

English meaning

• check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
• condone verb To accept or overlook behaviour that is generally considered wrong.
• look into phrasal verb To investigate a problem, complaint or question in order to find out the facts.

Senses

nachsehen is used for these senses in English:

• 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.
• condone (transitive) To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
• condone (transitive, legal) To forgive (marital infidelity or other marital offense).
• look into (idiomatic) To investigate, explore, or consider.

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.

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