double-checked
past simple and past participle ofdouble-check
double-check
verb[T]
uk/ˌdʌb.əlˈtʃek/us/ˌdʌb.əlˈtʃek/If you double-check something, you makecertainit iscorrectorsafe, usually byexaminingit again.
Testing, checking and experimenting
- artefact
- assay
- calibrate
- calibration
- check out
- crucible
- experimenter
- factorial
- feeler
- inoculate
- inoculation
- inspect
- putsomethingto the testidiom
- recheck
- reinspect
- reinspection
- resample
- screening
- trysomethingout
- welfare check
Examplesofdouble-checked
double-checked
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
These transcriptions were checked anddouble-checkedto ensure reliability.
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Information was entered anddouble-checkedfor errors and inconsistencies.
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All polymorphic sites weredouble-checkedmanually.
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The data analyzed here were thus initially extracted by students and subsequentlydouble-checkedby both authors.
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Data entry wasdouble-checkedfor accuracy.
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He not only checked his facts; hedouble-checkedand treble-checked as many sources as possible.
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This means that the suitability of any individual candidate will bedouble-checkedto ensure that the process has been conducted objectively and fairly.
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We are assured that everything is checked anddouble-checkedbefore summonses are issued or reminders to pay are sent out.
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Moreover, he did not check any inscriptions, which would have yielded more specific dates anddouble-checkedthe events.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A memoir is how one remembers one's own life, while an autobiography is history, requiring research, dates, factsdouble-checked.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.One example of bad usage is a similar idiom calleddouble-checkedlocking, which is listed as an anti-pattern.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.All exams aredouble-checkedto avoid any possible mistakes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.To assure quality, all citations and footnotes are verified, oftendouble-checked, by production editors and carefully copy edited.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In particular, satellite connections have to bedouble-checkedto ensure that the interpreter's voice is not sent back and the interpreter gets to hear only one channel at a time.
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