check out — examine or look at
phrasal verbB2IELTS 6+informalcommon
to look at something or someone to see what they are like, or to examine something carefully.
Say it like a native
Textbook You should examine this newly opened establishment.
Native You should check out the new place.
'Examine this newly opened establishment' is stiff; 'check it out' is casual and natural.
Pattern: check out (something/someone)
In use
- You should check out the new café on Main Street; it's really good.daily life
- If you want to improve your English, you should check out some podcasts or YouTube channels that focus on language learning.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ Check out this.
✓ Check this out.
With 'this/it', the object goes in the middle: 'check this out'.
Common collocations
check out + thing— this out, it out, the new, that
Don't confuse it
Not the same as 'check,' which can mean to test or verify something.
Related
- check out (leave a hotel) — Another meaning of 'check out' is 'leave a hotel'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.