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Meaning of "spot-check" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPOT-CHECK

spot-check  [ˌspɒtˈtʃek] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPOT-CHECK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spot-Check is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb spot-check in English.

WHAT DOES SPOT-CHECK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of spot-check in the English dictionary

The definition of spot-check in the dictionary is to perform a spot check on.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SPOT-CHECK

PRESENT

Present
I spot-check
you spot-check
he/she/it spot-checks
we spot-check
you spot-check
they spot-check
Present continuous
I am spot-checking
you are spot-checking
he/she/it is spot-checking
we are spot-checking
you are spot-checking
they are spot-checking
Present perfect
I have spot-checked
you have spot-checked
he/she/it has spot-checked
we have spot-checked
you have spot-checked
they have spot-checked
Present perfect continuous
I have been spot-checking
you have been spot-checking
he/she/it has been spot-checking
we have been spot-checking
you have been spot-checking
they have been spot-checking
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 spot-checked
you spot-checked
he/she/it spot-checked
we spot-checked
you spot-checked
they spot-checked
Past continuous
I was spot-checking
you were spot-checking
he/she/it was spot-checking
we were spot-checking
you were spot-checking
they were spot-checking
Past perfect
I had spot-checked
you had spot-checked
he/she/it had spot-checked
we had spot-checked
you had spot-checked
they had spot-checked
Past perfect continuous
I had been spot-checking
you had been spot-checking
he/she/it had been spot-checking
we had been spot-checking
you had been spot-checking
they had been spot-checking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will spot-check
you will spot-check
he/she/it will spot-check
we will spot-check
you will spot-check
they will spot-check
Future continuous
I will be spot-checking
you will be spot-checking
he/she/it will be spot-checking
we will be spot-checking
you will be spot-checking
they will be spot-checking
Future perfect
I will have spot-checked
you will have spot-checked
he/she/it will have spot-checked
we will have spot-checked
you will have spot-checked
they will have spot-checked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been spot-checking
you will have been spot-checking
he/she/it will have been spot-checking
we will have been spot-checking
you will have been spot-checking
they will have been spot-checking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you spot-check
we let´s spot-check
you spot-check
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to spot-check
Past participle
spot-checked
Present Participle
spot-checking
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 SPOT-CHECK


hacek
ˈhɑːtʃek
hatcheck
ˈhættʃek
pincheck
ˈpɪnˌtʃek
sidecheck
ˈsaɪdˌtʃek
spellcheck
ˈspeltʃek

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPOT-CHECK

spot fine
spot fixing
spot height
spot kick
spot market
spot meter
spot price
spot rate
spot remover
spot survey
spot-on
spot-weld
spot-welder
spotless
spotlessly
spotlessness
spotlight
spotlit
spottable
spotted

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPOT-CHECK

background check
cashier´s check
check
credit check
crosscheck
dog´s-tooth check
double-check
gut check
health check
heck
in check
parity check
rain check
reality check
recheck
security check
sound check
speed check
take a rain check
time check
uncheck

Synonyms and antonyms of spot-check in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spot-check» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPOT-CHECK

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

Translator English - Chinese

抽查
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inspección al azar
570 millions of speakers

English

spot-check
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मौके की जांच
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بقعة الاختيار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рейд
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de verificação pontual
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্পট চেক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vérification ponctuelle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

pemeriksaan mengejut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spot - Check
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スポットチェック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

현물 검사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cek-titik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điểm kiểm tra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்பாட்-காசோலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पॉट-चेक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ani denetim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spot- controllo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kontroli na miejscu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рейд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de control prin sondaj
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιτόπιων ελέγχων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spot- tjek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stickprov
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spot- check
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spot-check

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPOT-CHECK»

The term «spot-check» is regularly used and occupies the 95.490 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPOT-CHECK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «spot-check» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «spot-check» 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 spot-check

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPOT-CHECK»

Discover the use of spot-check in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spot-check and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Psychotherapy Revised: New Frontiers in Research and Practice
TWO SPOT-CHECK STUDIES OF THE lNTAKE It is clear that we do not know much about the intake interview save for the number of clients not returning and a few demographics associated therewith. Two spot-check studies are of interest in  ...
E. Lakin Phillips, 2014
2
Social Work Research and Evaluation: Foundations of ...
Spot-check recording produces occurrence-non-occurrence data on the target problem. Figure 16.6 presents an example of spot-check recording in which the target problem was recorded as occurring in the second, third, and fifth spot checks.
Richard M. Grinnell, Jr., Yvonne A. Unrau, 2010
3
What Kind of Information Society? Governance, Virtuality, ...
5.4 Enforcement Protocol In this section the enforcement protocol is presented together with the messages that are exchanged to detect fraud. Setting up a spot check. Each spot check has a unique identifier . The spot check SC submits its ...
Jacques J. Berleur, Magda David Hercheui, Lorenz M. Hilty, 2010
4
Wittgenstein's Metaphysics
At one point Wittgenstein puts the matter as follows: "The general differentiation of all states of consciousness from dispositions seems to me to be that one cannot ascertain by spot-check whether they [i.e., dispositions] are still going on" (RPP, ...
John Webber Cook, 1994
5
Title 47 Telecommunication Parts 70 to 79 (Revised as of ...
(iv) For purposes of this section, a ''spot check'' of embedded commercials requires monitoring 24 uninterrupted hours of programming with an audio loudness meter employing the measurement technique specified in the ATSC A/ 85 RP, and ...
Office of The Federal Register, Enhanced by IntraWEB, LLC, 2013
6
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
The manufacturer may elect to conduct either a retest of the simulation procedure or the environmental chamber testing. In order to pass the spot check, the test results must pass both the following two criteria using the retest test result. (A) The ...
‎2003
7
L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
In order to pass the spot check, the test results must pass both the following two criteria using the retest test re— sult. (A) The NOX emission results of the simulation test must be at least 85% of the NOX emission results of the environmental ...
‎2003
8
To Be A Hero: A Superhero Role Playing Game
The GM may call for a Spot check by a character that is in a position to notice something. A character can also make a Spot check voluntarily if he wants to try to notice something in his vicinity. The GM may make the Spot check in secret so that ...
Vincent Venturella
9
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, Energy, PT. 1-50, ...
(a) A licensee shall retain a record of each periodic spot-check for teletherapy units required by §35.642 for 3 years. (b) The record must include — (1) The date of the spot-check; (2) The manufacturer's name, model number, and serial number ...
Office of the Federal Register (U S ), 2010
10
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Protection of ...
air conditioning compressor load, and fuel economy. (2) For any simulation approved under paragraph (a) of this section, the manufacturer must agree to be subject to an ongoing yearly correlation spot check as described in §86.163-00.
Office of the Federal Register, 2010

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPOT-CHECK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spot-check is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Mental health spot-checks - ward-by-ward
Mental health ward-by-ward spot checks for elderly patients across Wales have been revealed. Reports on how 21 hospitals performed were published on ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
2
Yahoo Letting Advertisers Spot-Check Ad Authenticity FB GOOGL …
Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) will start letting advertisers use outside vendors to verify that real humans rather than robots are viewing their ads, taking aim at an ... «Investor's Business Daily, Jun 15»
3
Spot-check reveals curfew breach
So they decided to perform a spot check on the man, who'd been biking near Carpathia Road and Corydon Avenue. Police learned the man was in breach of ... «Winnipeg Sun, Apr 15»

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