Sekirov Dictionary

check in

verb 9
/ˈt͡ʃɛkˌɪn/ noun 3
forms 4

verb9

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To announce or record one's own arrival at a hotel, airport etc.
- We got to the hotel last night and checked in at the front desk.
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To verify a person's information and record their arrival, such as at a hotel, airport, etc.
- The clerk checked us in at the front desk.
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To contact another person in order to keep the other person informed of one's situation.
- Kelly has to check in with her parole officer today.
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To visit in order to see how someone is doing.
- I just wanted to check in after your accident. How are you recovering?
To return (a book to a library, source code to a repository, etc.).
To integrate new revisions into the public or master version of a file in a version control system.
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to tap on, to touch in, to tap in (to use a smartcard to start a public transport journey)
- You can check in and check out with a contactless debit card or credit card. Registering in advance is not necessary. — 2025
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(slang) To enter solitary confinement at one's own request for protection from other prisoners.
- If an authority exists other than that of the pigs, gay victims of homophobia will not have to check in (into protective custody). — 1980
(slang) To send somebody to solitary confinement; to make somebody be admitted to solitary confinement.

check-in

/ˈt͡ʃɛkˌɪn/

noun3

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The act of checking in at a hotel, airport, etc.
- The hotel never charges for a late check-out or for an early check-in . . . — 2004
The act of contacting another person in order to keep them informed of one's situation.
The submission of source code or other material to a source control repository.

forms

checked in · checking in · checks in · check-ins

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