check out

examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

• “check the brakes”
• “Check out the engine”

announce one''s departure from a hotel

be verified or confirmed; pass inspection

• “These stories don”

trace

• “We are running down a few tips”

record, add up, and receive payment for items purchased

• “She was checking out the apples that the customer had put on the conveyer belt”

withdraw money by writing a check

try to learn someone''s opinions and intentions

• “I have to sound out the new professor”