Hi, welcome to www.engvid.com , I'm Adam. 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 words themselves. 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 thing, over, through, with and back. Now, checkup and checkout are not verbs. 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? So, that's check out. Pay and leave. Now, "checkout" is very closely related. When you go to a supermarket or a store and
you get your items and you're ready to pay, you go to the checkout. This is the cashier or the place where you
pay and you get your receipt and you move on, okay? Again, remember, when you have the verb and
the preposition squeezed together into one word, it becomes a noun. Now, check out. You can also use it to mean look at. When you want to tell somebody to look at
something or to pay attention to something, you can say, "Check that out". So, for example, I'm looking at a big truck
and I'm thinking "Oh, those are huge, nice tires. Check out the tires on the truck", right? Look at, make sure you pay attention to it. Excuse me. 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". Find out what the problem is. So, check out the situation, investigate,
figure out what the problem is. Now, to confirm. When something checks out, it means that it
- the story is confirmed or something is true, okay? 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." But I don't trust this student. He often makes up excuses. So, I call his house and I speak to his mother
and she said, "Yes, I was sick, so my son had to stay home and help me." So, his story checks out. It's confirmed. It's true. I know it's true, I can trust him. Okay? 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 whatever. "Oh, they checked out." 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, you give your card. 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. So, you check it out of the library. You register it out. Check in. So, check in has a couple of meanings. Again, the opposite in the hotel. 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 the plane. It's going to basically go in the cargo hold
to your destination. So, you check in your baggage. You give it to them to take care of. And check in can also mean, basically, to
let somebody know your situation that you're - what's going on with you. 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 here. Yes, I'm working. This is the situation. I'll call you back later this afternoon. 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 something more serious, usually medical. You can check into hospital. 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. They will stay there. Somebody will help them get off the alcohol
and when they're ready, they will go back out into the world. Okay? Next, when you have a list. For example, a to-do list. These are the things I need to get done today. As you complete each task, you check it off. So, this is a check mark. Check! So, when you check something off, you take
it off your list. It's done, move on to the next item, okay? Check up on, basically it means check, like
go see how somebody is doing. So, my friend is sick. I haven't seen him all day. He didn't come to the office. So, after work, I go by his house just to
check up on him, or just to check on him. Make sure he's okay, if he doesn't need any
food or medicine or anything like that. Check over and check through are very similar. It means you're looking for something within
something. Now, check over, you're going to talk about
documents or papers or materials. So, you check over the documents to make sure
there are no errors, to make sure there's nothing missing. When you check through, it's usually something
physical, like a pile of clothes. So, I left my wallet in my jeans, and I put
my jeans in the laundry basket. So, I'm checking through all the clothes until
I find my wallet and take it out. So, check over documents, check through clothes,
for example. So, check with. With you check with somebody about something,
means you want to ask them for permission or availability or anything like that. You want to make sure that that person knows
or allows you to do something. So, for example, next week I want to go on
vacation. So, I go - before I book my plane ticket,
I need to check with my boss to make sure it's okay. Make sure we're not too busy and I can take
the time off. So, I check with my boss. My boss says okay, I book my ticket. Check back means just come back and ask me
again, right? So, somebody asks me - I go to my boss, I'll
use the same example. I go to my boss, I say, "Can I take a week
off for vacation?" He says, "You know what? I don't know the schedule yet. Check back with me later today." Check back with me, ask me again later today. Now, I already mentioned checkout is a noun,
the cashier. Checkup, now you can go to the doctor and
he will check you up, but we don't necessarily - we don't use that expression very commonly. We use the noun. I go to the doctor for a checkup, or he performs
a checkup on me. It means he does blood tests or urine sample
or whatever. He looks everywhere, makes sure I'm okay,
and then sends me home or gives me some medicine, depending on the case. So, there you have it. Phrasals with "check". If you have any questions about these, please
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