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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
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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
3. 
a. 
the formal registration of arrival, as at an airport or a hotel
b. 
(as modifier)
check-in time
4. 
the place where one registers arrival at an airport, etc
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check-in in British

(ˈtʃɛkɪn)
noun
1. 
the process of registration before boarding a flight
You missed the check-in. You will just have to fly tomorrow.
modifier
2. 
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

US
1. 
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
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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)

Trends of 'check in'

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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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Related Terms of 'check in'

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