precheck

ˈpriːtʃɛk

Definition

Definition of precheck - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

inspection

advance check or inspection before an event

The precheck revealed no issues with the equipment.

preliminary check

security

Rare

preliminary security screening at airports

Rare

Passengers must go through a precheck before boarding.

check

inspection

screening

Verb

tr.

early review

check something before it is used or happens

They will precheck the equipment before the show.

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Origin of precheck

Latin, prae (before) + check (to inspect)

Examples of precheck in a sentence

A precheck of the documents saved us time later.
The precheck line was surprisingly short today.
She enrolled in the precheck program for faster security clearance.
Please precheck your answers before submitting the test.
Technicians precheck the system every morning.

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French:vérification préalable, précontrôler, ...
German:Vorabkontrolle, vorab überprüfen, ...
Italian:controllo preliminare, controllare in anticipo, ...
Spanish:revisión, revisar, ...
Portuguese:verificação antecipada, verificar, ...
Chinese:预检, 提前检查, ...
Japanese:事前検査, 事前にチェックする, ...
Arabic:فحص مسبق, فَحَصَ مُسْبَقًا, ...
Hebrew:בְּדִיקָה מַקְדִּימָה, לִבְדּוֹק מֵרֹאשׁ, ...
Russian:предварительная проверка, предварительно проверять, ...
Ukrainian:попередня перевірка, перевірити, ...
Hindi:पूर्व-जांच, जाँचना, ...
Bengali:প্রীচেক, আগে পরীক্ষা করা, ...
Catalan:verificació prèvia, revisar prèviament, ...
Czech:předběžná kontrola, předem zkontrolovat, ...
Danish:forinspektion, forhåndstjekke, ...
Dutch:voorcontrole, vooraf controleren, ...
Greek:προκαταρκτικός έλεγχος, ελέγχω εκ των προτέρων, ...
Hungarian:előzetes ellenőrzés, előzetesen ellenőrizni, ...
Khmer:ការត្រួតពិនិត្យជាមុន, ត្រួតពិនិត្យជាមុន, ...
Korean:사전 점검, 미리 점검하다, ...
Persian:بازرسی مقدماتی, پیشاپیش بررسی کرد, ...
Polish:wstępna kontrola, sprawdzić wcześniej, ...
Portuguese (BR):inspeção prévia, checar previamente, ...
Romanian:verificare preliminară, a verifica dinainte, ...
Swedish:förhandskontroll, förhandskontrollera, ...
Thai:การตรวจสอบล่วงหน้า, ตรวจสอบล่วงหน้า, ...
Turkish:ön kontrol, önceden kontrol etmek, ...
Vietnamese:kiểm tra trước, xem trước, ...

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