Meaning
"Check out" adalah ungkapan dalam bahasa Inggris yang memiliki beberapa makna bergantung pada konteksnya. Salah satu makna umum dari "check out" adalah memeriksa atau melihat sesuatu dengan lebih teliti. Misalnya, ketika seseorang berkata "Check out this website," artinya mereka mengajak Anda untuk melihat atau mengunjungi situs web tersebut.
Selain itu, "check out" juga sering digunakan dalam konteks belanja, khususnya ketika Anda menyelesaikan proses pembayaran di kasir atau di situs belanja online. Dalam hal ini, "check out" berarti menyelesaikan pembelian dan melakukan pembayaran untuk barang-barang yang Anda pilih.
Ungkapan "check out" juga bisa berarti meninggalkan tempat menginap, seperti hotel, setelah menyelesaikan semua urusan administrasi. Contohnya, "We need to check out of the hotel by 12 PM" berarti Anda harus meninggalkan hotel sebelum jam 12 siang.
Penggunaan "check out" yang lain termasuk dalam bahasa sehari-hari seperti mengagumi atau memperhatikan seseorang. Misalnya, "He was checking out the new car," yang berarti dia sedang memperhatikan atau melihat-lihat mobil baru tersebut.
Kesimpulannya, "check out" memiliki berbagai makna yang bisa disesuaikan dengan konteks penggunaannya, mulai dari memeriksa sesuatu, menyelesaikan pembayaran, hingga meninggalkan penginapan.
Today's Sentences
01
Let’s check it out.
Situation
Is that a new coffee shop?
I think so.
Let’s check it out.
I’m always up for a cup of coffee.
02
I should check out the website.
Situation
Have you applied to any new schools?
Not yet.
Do you know when the deadline is?
I have no idea.
I should check out the website.
Saya sebaiknya memeriksa website tersebut.
Writer's Note
- The phrasal verb "check out" is both transitive and intransitive and can be separable and inseparable, depending on how it’s used. "Check out" is generally considered an intransitive verb when used to mean leaving a place, like a hotel, or departing from a situation, as it doesn't directly act on an object; however, it can be used transitively in informal contexts to mean examine or look at something where it would take a direct object.
- Transitive: Requires a direct object to complete their meaning. The action is being done to something.
Example 1: The detectives checked out the crime scene.
Example 2: I checked out the new book from the library. - Intransitive: "Check out" does not need a direct object to make sense. The action stands on its own.
Example 1: The party was great, but I had to check out early.
Example 2: The concert takes place on the 7th, but we should check out the theatre a few days before. - Separable: The action can be split and the object can go between check and out.
Example 1: I checked the movie out.
Example 2: We checked the new restaurant out. - Inseparable: Some phrasal verbs can’t have the object in between the verb and the preposition. However, "check out" is not inseparable by default.
Example 1: Check out my new car.
Example 2: We can check out of the hotel an hour later.
Related Words: Examine, inspect, review, survey, look over, scrutinize, assess, analyze, investigate, verify, leave, depart, vacate, pay the bill, sign out.
Example 1: Para detektif checked out TKP.
Example 2: Saya checked out buku baru dari perpustakaan.
Contoh 1: Pestanya seru, tapi saya harus "check out" lebih awal.
Contoh 2: Konsernya berlangsung pada tanggal 7, tetapi kita sebaiknya "check out" teaternya beberapa hari sebelumnya.
Contoh 1: Saya checked film tersebut out.
Contoh 2: Kami checked restoran baru tersebut out.
Contoh 1: Check out mobil baruku.
Contoh 2: Kita bisa check out dari hotel satu jam kemudian.
Kata-Kata Terkait: Examine, inspect, review, survey, look over, scrutinize, assess, analyze, investigate, verify, leave, depart, vacate, pay the bill, sign out.