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check

/ˈtʃek/CHEK
/ˈtʃɛk/CHEK

Meaningking

Common meaning: a stop

Other meanings: a test

Journey through time

  1. Persianshahsource
  2. Old Frencheschecsource
  3. Middle Englishcheksource
  4. Englishcheck‘a stop’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Persian shah ‘king’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry CHESS, p. 106 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry CHECK, p. 105 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • shah Persian “king”

Related words

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