Meaning of check in in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

verb

• To announce or record one's own arrival at a hotel, airport etc.

  Example: We got to the hotel last night and checked in at the front desk.

• To verify a person's information and record their arrival, such as at a hotel, airport, etc.

  Example: The clerk checked us in at the front desk.

• To contact another person in order to keep the other person informed of one's situation.

  Example: Kelly has to check in with her parole officer today.

• To return (a book to a library, source code to a repository, etc.).

• To visit in order to see how someone is doing.

  Example: I just wanted to check in after your accident. How are you recovering?

• To enter solitary confinement at one's own request for protection from other prisoners.