Phrasal verb
check off
Meanings
To mark an item on a list as completed, counted, or verified.
Definition
To check off something means to mark it as finished on a list.
When you check off an item, you mark it on a list to show it is done or confirmed. People often check off tasks on to-do lists, groceries on shopping lists, or names on attendance lists. It suggests you are tracking progress and completing things one by one.
Examples
- I check off each task as I finish it.
- You can check off the items once they’re in the cart.
- She checked off the names as people arrived.
- They checked off every requirement before submitting the project.
Common mistake
Learners often forget the particle and say "check" instead of "check off" when they mean marking items as completed on a list.
More phrasal verbs
- go on To go on means to continue or keep happening.
- carry out To carry out something means to do it or complete it, especially a plan, task, or instruction.
- set up To set up means to arrange or prepare something so it is ready to use or happen.
- pick up “Pick up” most commonly means to collect someone or something from a place, usually by going there.
- go back To go back means to return to a place, time, or earlier situation.