checked

[ chekt ]

adjective

1. held in check; suppressed or restrained:

   If not checked, the fungus could destroy the entire year's supply of wheat.

   Her enthusiasm for the renovations was checked after she saw the estimated cost.

2. (of baggage) accepted for conveyance under the privilege of a passenger's ticket:

   The major U.S. carriers raised the checked bag fee earlier this year.

3. having a pattern of squares; checkered:

   He wore a blue and white checked shirt.

4. Phonetics. (of a vowel) situated in a closed syllable ( free ).

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of check ¹.

checked

/ tʃɛkt /

adjective

1. having a pattern of small squares
2. phonetics (of a syllable) ending in a consonant

Other Words From

• un·checked adjective
• well-checked adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of checked¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English; check ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; check ¹ + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Former Wales captain Gwyn Jones believes Gatland has already "checked out".

From BBC

Across the Merseyrail network the first service of the day on each line will run without customers to enable conditions to be checked.

From BBC

He sacrificed his body on the play and needed several moments to recapture his breath before slowly making his way to the sideline, where he was briefly checked in the blue medical tent.

From Los Angeles Times

Given Republican majorities in the House as well as the Senate and the conservative Supreme Court’s hostility to environmental regulation, Trump’s anti-environmental excesses will have to be checked at the state and local levels.

From Los Angeles Times

She said she had "diligently checked" the contract and it was only when money started going out of her bank account that she learned she was locked into a seven-year agreement with a finance provider.

From BBC

Related Words

• barred
• blocked
• closed
• confined
• controlled
• defined
• deprived
• prescribed
• reduced
• restrained
• secured
• shortened
• tethered