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PRONUNCIATION OF COUNTERCHECK

countercheck  [ˈkaʊntəˌtʃɛk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COUNTERCHECK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Countercheck is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb countercheck in English.

WHAT DOES COUNTERCHECK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of countercheck in the English dictionary

The first definition of countercheck in the dictionary is a check or restraint, esp one that acts in opposition to another. Other definition of countercheck is a restraint that reinforces another restraint. Countercheck is also a double check, as for accuracy.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COUNTERCHECK

PRESENT

Present
I countercheck
you countercheck
he/she/it counterchecks
we countercheck
you countercheck
they countercheck
Present continuous
I am counterchecking
you are counterchecking
he/she/it is counterchecking
we are counterchecking
you are counterchecking
they are counterchecking
Present perfect
I have counterchecked
you have counterchecked
he/she/it has counterchecked
we have counterchecked
you have counterchecked
they have counterchecked
Present perfect continuous
I have been counterchecking
you have been counterchecking
he/she/it has been counterchecking
we have been counterchecking
you have been counterchecking
they have been counterchecking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I counterchecked
you counterchecked
he/she/it counterchecked
we counterchecked
you counterchecked
they counterchecked
Past continuous
I was counterchecking
you were counterchecking
he/she/it was counterchecking
we were counterchecking
you were counterchecking
they were counterchecking
Past perfect
I had counterchecked
you had counterchecked
he/she/it had counterchecked
we had counterchecked
you had counterchecked
they had counterchecked
Past perfect continuous
I had been counterchecking
you had been counterchecking
he/she/it had been counterchecking
we had been counterchecking
you had been counterchecking
they had been counterchecking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will countercheck
you will countercheck
he/she/it will countercheck
we will countercheck
you will countercheck
they will countercheck
Future continuous
I will be counterchecking
you will be counterchecking
he/she/it will be counterchecking
we will be counterchecking
you will be counterchecking
they will be counterchecking
Future perfect
I will have counterchecked
you will have counterchecked
he/she/it will have counterchecked
we will have counterchecked
you will have counterchecked
they will have counterchecked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been counterchecking
you will have been counterchecking
he/she/it will have been counterchecking
we will have been counterchecking
you will have been counterchecking
they will have been counterchecking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would countercheck
you would countercheck
he/she/it would countercheck
we would countercheck
you would countercheck
they would countercheck
Conditional continuous
I would be counterchecking
you would be counterchecking
he/she/it would be counterchecking
we would be counterchecking
you would be counterchecking
they would be counterchecking
Conditional perfect
I would have countercheck
you would have countercheck
he/she/it would have countercheck
we would have countercheck
you would have countercheck
they would have countercheck
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been counterchecking
you would have been counterchecking
he/she/it would have been counterchecking
we would have been counterchecking
you would have been counterchecking
they would have been counterchecking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you countercheck
we let´s countercheck
you countercheck
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to countercheck
Past participle
counterchecked
Present Participle
counterchecking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COUNTERCHECK


aircheck
ˈɛəˌtʃɛk
backcheck
ˈbækˌtʃɛk
bodycheck
ˈbɒdɪˌtʃɛk
check
tʃɛk
cheque
tʃɛk
crosscheck
ˌkrɒsˈtʃɛk
Czech
tʃɛk
eurocheque
ˈjʊərəʊˌtʃɛk
forecheck
ˈfɔːˌtʃɛk
hookcheck
ˈhʊkˌtʃɛk
namecheck
ˈneɪmˌtʃɛk
overcheck
ˈəʊvəˌtʃɛk
precheck
priːˈtʃɛk
recheck
riːˈtʃɛk
uncheck
ʌnˈtʃɛk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COUNTERCHECK

counterblow
counterbluff
counterbond
counterbore
counterbrace
counterbuff
countercampaign
counterchange
countercharge
countercharm
counterclaim
counterclaimant
counterclockwise
counterconditioning
countercoup
countercry
countercultural
counterculture
countercurrent
countercyclical

WORDS THAT END LIKE COUNTERCHECK

background check
baggage check
cashier´s check
credit check
dog´s-tooth check
double-check
gut check
health check
heck
in check
parity check
rain check
reality check
security check
sound check
speed check
spellcheck
spot check
take a rain check
time check
welfare check

Synonyms and antonyms of countercheck in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «countercheck» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COUNTERCHECK

Find out the translation of countercheck to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of countercheck from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «countercheck» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

复查
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

countercheck
570 millions of speakers

English

countercheck
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रतिपरीक्षण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

countercheck
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перепроверке
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

countercheck
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাল্টা চেক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contretenue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Balas balas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gegenkontrolle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

対抗手段
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

countercheck
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Countercheck
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

countercheck
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

countercheck
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काउंटरचेक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sayaç kontrolü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

controverifica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

countercheck
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перепроверке
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

countercheck
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

countercheck
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kontrole
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kontrollera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

counter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of countercheck

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTERCHECK»

The term «countercheck» is normally little used and occupies the 142.094 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTERCHECK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «countercheck» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «countercheck» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about countercheck

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUNTERCHECK»

Discover the use of countercheck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to countercheck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Origins of the World's Mythologies
Difi'usion ofmyths, 1, 3, 8412,15,16,190 comparative mythology, 45446, 50, 58, 63, 74, 94495 vs. comparative mythology, 49 countercheck to Laurasian theory, 282, 285 creation myths, 139, 167 geographical aspects, 10 historical aspects, ...
Michael Witzel, 2012
2
The Imperial Encyclopaedic Dictionary: A New and Exhaustive ...
[Countercheck, v. ] I. Ordinary Language: 1. A check or repulse. "Who painfully with tnnch expedient march Have brought a countercheck before your gates, To save uuscratch'd your city's threatened cheeks." Shakesp.: King John, ii. 1. 2.
Robert Hunter, 1901
3
The New American Encyclopedic Dictionary: An Exhaustive ...
[Countercheck, v. ] 1. Ordinary Language: 1. A check or repulse. **Who painfully with much expedient march Have brought a countercheck before your gates, To save unscratoh'd your city's threatened cheeks." Sluxkesp.: King John, IL 1. 2.
Edward Thomas Roe, Le Roy Hooker, Thomas W. Handford, 1907
4
Official gazette of the United States Patent Office
The combination of a jack, a hammer butt, a countercheck, and a repeating spring consisting of angularly disposed arms resiliently connected, the free extremities of the arm being bent laterally and pivotally connected with the jack and ...
United States. Patent Office, 1911
5
Reports of the Exchequer Court of Canada
But in this case it is set up as a defence and it is, I 1893 think, satisfactorily established that countercheck- QQRTEQ ,3; books with the black or carbon leaf bound into the C°M;'_““Y book next to the upper cover had been made and used  ...
Canada. Exchequer Court, Charles Morse, Arnold Willard Duclos, 1893
6
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
In a piano action, the combination of a hammer butt provided with a countercheck , a bridle strap, and a fastener comprising a ring secured on the countercheck and having a tongue ; the said ring receiving the bridle strap between its tongue ...
7
The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language: In ...
Counter check'ed ( p. from countercheck) Opposed by a contrary force. Countercheck'iug ( p. a. frcm countercheck) Opposing by a contrary force. . Countercheck'ing [s. from the part.) The act of opposing by a contrary force. Cour. terdraw'n {p.
John Ash, 1775
8
Dictionnary of the English Language with Numerous ...
Until some other realme, that on the frontiers lies, Be hazarded again by other enemies, Doe then betwixt themselves to composition fall, To countercheck that sword, else like to conquer all. Drayton, Polyolb. S. 3. Who shall countercheck The ...
Samuel Johnson, 1827
9
A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ...
To Countercheck, v. a. [counter and check.] To oppose ; to stop with sudden opposition. Countercheck, n. j. [from the verb.] Stop; rebuke. If again I said his beard was not well cut, he would say I lye : this is called the countercheck quarrelsome.
Samuel Johnson, 1805
10
Scripscrapologia: Or, Collins's Doggerel Dish of All Sorts ...
The Countercheck Charitable. Pleasure be mine at Life's high Flood, I'd wade through Seas of human Blood ; And mine be Wealth, and Pomp and Pow'r, I'll laugh in Life's expiring Hour; To the last Gasp relentless revel, Nor dread the Name of ...
John Collins, 1804

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COUNTERCHECK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term countercheck is used in the context of the following news items.
1
ARMM officials grateful for P10-B allocation for infra projects
Reports obtained from state auditors and civil society organizations to countercheck ARMM's spending of its 2014 budget, indicated that the ... «Philippine Star, Jun 15»
2
How to amend the 1987 Constitution
To my mind, its purpose is both to complement and to countercheck the exercise of half the power that belongs to the other branch. For all these ... «ABS CBN News, Jun 15»
3
PhilHealth warns docs, hospitals vs fraudulent 'creeping' and …
He said PhilHealth will also have a team of physicians to countercheck the diagnosis. Meanwhile, Jabay disclosed that there are 62 PhilHealth ... «InterAksyon, May 15»
4
COA okays P18B pension claims of DND, AFP retirees
To countercheck the master list that the AFP will submit, Besario told the Inquirer in a phone interview on Sunday that they are enjoining all ... «Inquirer.net, May 15»
5
LOOK: Valley Fault System made easy on Google Maps
"If you find your house/building on top or within 20 meters of the trace of the [VFS] , you may go to PHIVOLCS and countercheck it with their ... «ABS CBN News, May 15»
6
Can Boys Help Girls Who Have Body Image Issues?
He added, according to The Daily Mail, "Today men are in a position to countercheck the prevailing highly damaging generalisation that female ... «Education Week News, Mar 15»
7
NA 122 Record shifted to NADRA for verification
NADRA will verify the finger impressions of the voters to countercheck bogus votes. The record was shifted to Islamabad under the supervision ... «The Nation, Mar 15»
8
Clearing misconceptions about the pharmacist's job — FSH
What DS will do is to make it compulsory for the pharmacists to screen and countercheck the prescription prescribed by the doctors. Errors or ... «Malay Mail Online, Mar 15»
9
Security for polio workers
... in polio zones. To involve the federal government, the Intelligence Bureau may be deputed to countercheck the intelligence of local agencies. «The Express Tribune, Feb 15»
10
'The smell forced my husband to sleep separately'
However, I need to countercheck to establish if there is anything that needs to be set right”, a perturbed young lady patient (P) gave her ... «IPPmedia, Jan 15»

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