Name: Phrasal Verbs: CHECK – check up, check out, check off...
Uploaded: 2020-08-24T19:05:09.000Z
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Future simple

In today's video, we're going to look at some phrasal verbs with the verb "check".

Now, as you know, a phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and a preposition that, together,

can have very different meanings - more than one meaning, or very different from the actual

Now, this was actually a request on www.engvid.com , so let's look at these.

We're going to look at check out, check in, for, into, off, on or upon - can be the same

They're actually nouns, okay, but I'll explain those separately.

So, we're going to start with "check out".

Now, most phrasal verbs have like, one, two, three meanings, maybe four.

Check out actually has quite a few, we have six of them.

And we're going to look at them - I'm going to write them down so you can remember them.

Now, most people, I think, understand "check out", for example, out of a hotel.

When you're done with your stay at the hotel, you go down to the reception.

You pay your bill, you finish everything there, and you leave, okay?

When you go to a supermarket or a store and you get your items and you're ready to pay,

This is the cashier or the place where you pay and you get your receipt and you move

Again, remember, when you have the verb and the preposition squeezed together into one

When you want to tell somebody to look at something or to pay attention to something,

So, for example, I'm looking at a big truck and I'm thinking "Oh, those are huge, nice

Check out the tires on the truck", right?

Look at, make sure you pay attention to it.

You can also use it to mean "investigate".

So, we have some problems at our downtown office.

I'm going to go there this afternoon and check it out.

I'm going to go find out, another way to say it is "find out".

So, check out the situation, investigate, figure out what the problem is.

When something checks out, it means that it - the story is confirmed or something is true,

So, for example, I have a student and he - my student didn't come to class today.

And then the next day, he said "Oh, my mother was sick.

I had to stay home, so I couldn't come to class."

So, I call his house and I speak to his mother and she said, "Yes, I was sick, so my son

Another meaning, it's more of a slang meaning, is die.

If somebody checks out, or if somebody checked out, it means they died.

It's a bit - again, slang, so it's very informal.

You don't necessarily want to use it when you're talking about family or friends or

You'll see it more in movies and TV shows, etc.

And then finally, there's in the library.

You go to the library, you find the book you want or you need, you go to the librarian,

She takes your name, puts a date, a due date on the book, and you check it out.

You take it home with you, you bring it back later.

When you arrive at the hotel, you go to the concierge or you go to the reception, you

give your name, you sign, you go to your room.

In an airport, in the airport, you have your baggage that you're not taking with you on

It's going to basically go in the cargo hold to your destination.

And check in can also mean, basically, to let somebody know your situation that you're

So, for example, I work for a company and I'm out of the office all day.

So, around noon or 1:00, I call in just to check in, just to let them know yes, I'm still

So, check in, just let them, let somebody know where you are, what you're doing, etc.

Check for is the same as - check out in terms of look for something, but when you check

for, you're looking for something specific, okay?

So, somebody gives me their document and they ask me to check it for grammar errors.

So, I'm reading through and I look specifically for grammar mistakes, okay?

Check into, now check into can be similar to check in.

You can check into your hotel, but more common - more often, we use check into to talk about

It means you go in there and you stay there for as long as you need to be remedied.

For example, alcoholics, when they feel they've gone to the point that they just need somebody

to help them get off the alcohol, they will check into a rehab or a rehabilitation center.

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