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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcheck in phrasal verb1TTAif youcheck in or are checked in at ahotel orairport, you go to thedesk andreport that you havearrived Check in two hours before the flight. at He checked in at the Europa Hotel.check somebody ↔ in Airline employees were checking in passengers. →check-in2check something ↔ in to leave yourbags at anofficial place so they can be put on aplane or atrain, or to take someone’s bags in order to do this I said goodbye and went to check in my suitcases.3American English tocall someone totell them that you aresafe or where you are He just called to check in and tell them how he was doing.4if auser of asocial networkingsystem checks in to a place, they show on the system that they are there →check→ SeeVerb tableExamples from the Corpuscheck at•They hadchecked in at 1: 30 in the morning on aSaturday.•But withelectronic ticketing, you can still getadvanced seat assignments,check in at curbside andaccrue frequent flier mileage.•Thebillchecks in at just under $ 12, and themeal serves two easily.•Transfer to Kaprun andcheck in at the hotel.•And once you'reonline yourmail program can automaticallycheck in at whateverinterval you like.Related topics:Aircheck-inˈcheck-in noun 1[singular]TTA a place where you report yourarrival at an airport, hotel,hospital etc thecheck-in desk Make sure you’re at the check-in by 5.30.2[uncountable]TTA theprocess of reporting your arrival at an airport, hotel, hospital etc Ask your travel agent about check-in times.3[countable] theact of showing on asocial networking system that you are at a particular place →check in1Examples from the Corpuscheck-in•Inaddition, theautomatedcheck-infacility willalert readers tocurrent issues ofperiodicals as soon as they are processed.•Some haveeliminated curb-sidebaggagecheck-in, which havecaused some airportdelays.•The hotel ishiring additional staff to makecheck-ineasier.•On theground, youenjoy separatecheck-in and aprivate lounge.•Separatecheck-in atLondon Gatwick. 20kilos baggageallowance.•Swissairoffers atelephonecheck-in facility for first andbusiness class passengers with hand baggage.check-in desk•Themain door went into a smalllobby with acheck-in desk.•It's more like thecheck-in desk atMotel 6.•The passenger mustpass through asecurity gate beforereaching thecheck-in desk.•When we get to thecheck-in desk thekids are alreadyheading toward the swim-mingpool which islit upbright blue.From Longman Business Dictionarycheck something ↔ in phrasal verb [intransitive, transitive]TRAVELto go to the desk at a hotel or airport and say that you have arrivedThe keycard is authorised automatically when the guest checks in.His suitcase was already checked in. →check→ SeeVerb tablecheck-inˈcheck-in noun [singular]TRAVEL1 (also check-in desk) a place where you go to show your ticket and give in your bags before you getready toboard the plane, train,boat etcWe got to the check-in with plenty of time to spare.2 (also check-in time) the time when you have to arrive and show your ticket, before you get on a plane, train, boat etcCheck-in is at 4 o'clock.

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Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they	check
he, she, it	checks
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	checked
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	havechecked
he, she, it	haschecked
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	hadchecked
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	willcheck
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will havechecked
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Continuous Form
Present
I	amchecking
he, she, it	ischecking
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you, we, they	arechecking
Past
I, he, she, it	waschecking
you, we, they	werechecking
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have beenchecking
he, she, it	has beenchecking
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had beenchecking
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will bechecking
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have beenchecking
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