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cotejo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
  • tick noun A small blood-feeding arachnid that attaches to the skin of animals and humans.
  • trial noun A formal examination of evidence in court to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime or liable in a dispute.

Senses

cotejo is used for these senses in English:

  • check An inspection or examination.
  • tick A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.
  • tick (Australian, NZ, British, Irish) A mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement.
  • trial (legal) A meeting or series of meetings in a court of law at which evidence is presented to a judge (and sometimes a jury) to allow them to decide on a legal matter (especially whether an accused person is guilty of a crime).
  • trial (archaic) The action of trying (to do) something, especially more than once. (This sense is still current in the expression trial and error.)

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.

tick — full definition

  1. noun A small blood-feeding arachnid that attaches to the skin of animals and humans.
  2. noun A short, sharp repeated sound, like that made by a clock.
  3. noun A checkmark used to show something is correct or complete.
  4. verb To make a rhythmic clicking sound, or to mark something with a checkmark.

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