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checkmark

noun

Etymology

From check + mark.

  1. derived from *mórǵs✻
  2. derived from *markō✻
  3. derived from *marku✻
  4. derived from mearc
  5. derived from mark
  6. formed as checkmark — “check + mark”

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of check mark.

    • Put a checkmark in the box corresponding to the correct answer.
    • But when records of bad decisions find their way into the spotlight, it is seemingly impossible to keep the pitchfork-wielding blue checkmarks at bay.

  2. To mark with a ✓ symbol

    To mark with a ✓ symbol; to tick.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA