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nachsehen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
  • condone verb To accept or overlook behavior 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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