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recheck en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English check English recheck From re- + check.

Meanings

  1. The act of checking again; reverification.
    • The article needed a complete recheck.

Forms

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rechecks Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

crosscheck

Hypernyms

check

Relateds

check

Translations (2)

de gegenchecken (countercheck) · bg проверявам отново (countercheck)

recheck en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English check English recheck From re- + check.

Meanings

  1. (ambitransitive) To check again.
    • I have now carefully rechecked most of the sources about Rashi supposedly dictating a responsum to his daughter, and I can state definitively that the tradition mentioned in your question is based on a scribal error. 2024, David Golinkin, “Did Rashi Dictate Responsa To His Daughter?”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 200:
    • The second strategy consists of continuously rechecking for pending softirqs. 2005, Daniel P. Bovet, Marco Cesati, Understanding the Linux Kernel:

Forms

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rechecks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
rechecking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rechecked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rechecked Tense=Past lexicographic

Coordinates

crosscheck

Deriveds

rechecker

Hypernyms

check