2006-11-23 21:23:37 · 3 answers · asked by raghu n 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
check and check out are same kno
2006-11-24 16:14:29 · update #1
Well, actually, the meaning is NOT the same.
To "sweep up" means to collect together, as a broom would.
If you were to say "sweep out" it would probably mean to sweep debris, or dust, etc. out of a room.
The word "check-out" is used in the context of something, or someone, being checked out. That is, goods paid for, or a person permitted to leave.
To "check-up" on something would be to investigate it, or look into it.
They have different connotations.
2006-11-23 22:58:49 · answer #1 · answered by cloud43 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Examples of sweep up:
You can sweep ( brush a floor )but when you sweep up, you sweep up the dirt on to the shovel.
One can also be swept up into action or forced into action by some event "They were swept up by the events."
Examples of check out:
You check out of an hotel or check out of a library meaning you have paid and left the hotel and finished all your recorded paper work with the library for your books.
I could give many meanings of each too. The words 'up' and 'out' modify the meanings a little bit more.
2006-11-27 21:28:05 · answer #2 · answered by VelvetRose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What the heck does that mean?
2006-11-23 22:54:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋