Definition of 'check in'

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check in

1. phrasal verb

When you check in or check into a hotel or clinic, or if someone checks you in, you arrive and go through the necessary procedures before you stay there.

I'll ring the hotel. I'll tell them we'll check in tomorrow. [VERB PARTICLE]

He has checked into an alcohol treatment centre. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

Check us in at the hotel and wait for my call. [VERB noun PARTICLE]

[Also V n P n]

2. phrasal verb

When you check in at an airport, you arrive and show your ticket before going on a flight.

He had checked in at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport for a flight to Manchester. [VERB PARTICLE]

3. See also check-in, check [sense 7]

check

Word Frequency

check-in

Word forms: plural check-ins

countable noun

At an airport, a check-in is the counter or desk where you check in.

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check in in British

verb (adverb)

1. (intransitive)

to record one's arrival, as at a hotel or for work; sign in or report

2. (transitive)

to register the arrival of (passengers, etc)

noun check-in

the formal registration of arrival, as at an airport or a hotel

(as modifier)

check-in time

the place where one registers arrival at an airport, etc

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check-in in British

(ˈtʃɛkɪn)

noun

the process of registration before boarding a flight

You missed the check-in. You will just have to fly tomorrow.

modifier

for or at check-in

a check-in queue

check-in staff

the check-in counter

our check-in policy

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check in in American

to register at a hotel, convention, etc.

2. Informal

to report, as by presenting oneself

check in at the office

check

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check in in Hospitality

(tʃɛk ɪn)

Word forms: (present) checks in, (past) checked in, (perfect) checked in, (progressive) checking in

verb

(Hospitality (hotel): Reservations and checking in and out)

When you check in to a hotel, or if someone checks you in, you arrive and go through the necessary procedures before you stay there.

He called the hotel to tell them they will check in tomorrow.

The woman who checked him in asked if he would like to have dinner in the hotel restaurant.

She checked in at reception under her own name.

check-in time, early check-in, priority check-in

Example sentences containing 'check in'

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Graham paid the taxi driver, who had helped to carry the suitcases into the foyer, then crossed to the reception desk to check in. MacNeill, Alistair ALASTAIR MCLEAN'S 'NIGHT WATCH'

I handed him a fold of notes and he pushed away from me arriving at the check-in desk with a toe-stubbing abruptness. Robert Wilson INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2004)She moves towards the Berlin check-in desk, but cannot see him. Sara MacDonald SEA MUSIC (2004)

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Translations for 'check in'

British English: check in /tʃɛk ɪn/ VERB

When you check in or check into a hotel or clinic, you arrive and go through the necessary procedures before staying there.

He checked in at the hotel and asked to see the manager.

American English: check in
Arabic: يَتَسَجَّلُ في فُنْدُق
Brazilian Portuguese: fazer o check-in
Chinese: 登记
Croatian: prijaviti se
Czech: ubytovat se
Danish: tjekke ind
Dutch: inchecken
European Spanish: registrarse
Finnish: ilmoittautua
French: s'enregistrer aéroport/hôtel
German: einchecken
Greek: κάνω τσεκ ιν
Italian: effettuare il check-in
Japanese: チェックインする
Korean: 투숙 수속을 밟다
Norwegian: sjekke inn
Polish: zameldować się
European Portuguese: fazer o check-in
Romanian: a se înregistra
Russian: регистрироваться, въезжать в гостинице
Spanish: registrar la entrada
Swedish: checka in
Thai: ลงทะเบียนเพื่อเข้าพัก
Turkish: giriş yapmak
Ukrainian: реєструватися
Vietnamese: đăng ký khi đến khách sạn hoặc sân bay

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Definition of check in from the Collins English Dictionary

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