check out

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour examiner ou vérifier quelque chose, ou pour quitter un lieu après avoir réglé les factures.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of examining or inspecting something, or leaving a place after settling accounts.

indénombrable · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. formal

   To formally leave a hotel after paying the bill.

   Quitter un hôtel

   • We need to check out of the hotel by noon.
   • She checked out early this morning.
   • He checked out and left the keys at the front desk.

   Synonymesdepartleavevacate

   Antonymesarrivecheck inregister

2. Examine or investigateinformal

   To look at or examine something to get information or verify its condition.

   examiner, vérifier

   • Check out that new car in the driveway.
   • I'm going to check out the new restaurant downtown.
   • You should check out this website for great deals.

   Synonymesexamineinspectinvestigatelook atlook-overprobereviewscrutinizestudysurvey

3. formal

   To officially borrow a book or other item from a library.

   Emprunter un document à la bibliothèque

   • She checked out three novels from the library.
   • You can check out up to five books at a time.
   • He checked out a DVD for the weekend.

   Synonymesborrowtake out

   Antonymesreturn

4. Die (slang)slangamerican

   To die; to stop living.

   mourir

   • The old man checked out peacefully in his sleep.
   • He was so sick, he almost checked out last night.
   • After the accident, he checked out before the ambulance arrived.

   Synonymesbuy the farmcash inconk outcroakdrop deadkick offkick the bucketpop off

Verbe de basecheck