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Phrase(s): check something in
1. to record that someone has returned something. • I asked the librarian to check the book in for me. • Did the librarian check in the book? 2. to take something to a place, return it, and make sure that its return has been recorded. • I checked the book in on time. • Did you really check in the book on time? 3. to examine a shipment or an order received and make certain that everything ordered was received. • I checked the order in and sent a report to the manager. • Tim checked in the order from the supplier to make sure that everything was there., Phrase(s): check in(to something)
1. to sign oneself into a place to stay, such as a hotel, hospital, motel, etc. • She checked into a private hospital for some kind of treatment. • They checked into the first motel they came to on the highway. 2. Go to look into something., Phrase(s): check in (with someone)
to go to someone and indicate that one has arrived some place. • Please check in with the desk clerk., Phrase(s): check in (at something)
to go to a place to record one’s arrival. • When you get there, check in at the front office., Phrase(s): check in (on someone or something)
Go to look in (on someone or something)., Phrase(s): check someone in
to record the arrival of someone. • Ask the guard to check you in when you get there. • Tell the guard to check in the visitors as they arrive.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Record one's arrival at a hotel, conference, or other function, as in I asked the hotel if we could check in early. [Early 1900s] Also see CHECK INTO, def. 2. 2. Die, as in With the plane rapidly losing fuel, the pilot was sure he'd check in. [Slang; early 1900s] Also see CHECK OUT.
American Heritage Idioms