CROSS-CHECK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cross-check mean? 

• CROSS-CHECK (verb)
  The verb CROSS-CHECK has 1 sense:

1. check out conflicting sources; crosscheck facts, for example

  Familiarity information: CROSS-CHECK used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CROSS-CHECK (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they cross-check    ... he / she / it cross-checks   
Past simple: cross-checked   
Past participle: cross-checked   
-ing form: cross-checking   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Check out conflicting sources; crosscheck facts, for example

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "cross-check" is one way to...):

ascertain; assure; check; control; ensure; insure; see; see to it (be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE