check in
Verb

check in

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. (transitive) To return (a book to a library, source code to a repository, etc.).
  5. To visit in order to see how someone is doing.
    I just wanted to check in after your accident. How are you recovering?
  6. (prison slang) To enter solitary confinement at one's own request for protection from other prisoners.
Related terms Translations
  • French: enregistrer
  • German: einchecken
  • Italian: registrarsi
  • Portuguese: fazer o check in
  • Russian: регистри́роваться
  • Spanish: registrar, facturar



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