checklist

English

Etymology

From check +‎ list.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛklɪst/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

checklist (plural checklists)

  1. A list of tasks to be completed, names to be consulted, conditions to be verified and similar.
  2. (taxonomy) An inventory, especially of species.
    a checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield

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checklist (third-person singular simple present checklists, present participle checklisting, simple past and past participle checklisted)

  1. (transitive) To add to a checklist.
    • 2020, Danielle Ofri, When We Do Harm: A Doctor Confronts Medical Error, page 10:
      It was like he was checklisting the steps of brushing your teeth. Everyone knows how to brush your teeth—you do it automatically—so what good would a checklist do?

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