Phrasal verb
check into
Definition
phrasal verb. to arrive at a hotel or hospital and give your information so you can stay there.
phrasal verb. to register one's arrival at a place of lodging or a medical facility; functions as a transitive phrasal verb requiring a direct object.
Examples
“We need to check into the hotel before dinner.”
“After a long flight, they finally checked into their room and went straight to sleep.”
“The patient was required to check into the clinic at dawn to undergo the necessary preoperative preparations.”
Examples
simple
“We need to check into the hotel before dinner.”
contextual
“After a long flight, they finally checked into their room and went straight to sleep.”
complex
“The patient was required to check into the clinic at dawn to undergo the necessary preoperative preparations.”
Usage
usually followed by a noun representing a place of stay like a hotel, resort, or hospital.
Teaching tip
contrast with 'check in' (intransitive); you 'check in' at the desk, but you 'check into' the hotel itself.
Pitfall
We checked into at 3 PM.
We checked in at 3 PM.
use 'check in' without an object; 'check into' must be followed by the name of the place.
Phrasal verb
Particles
into
Separability
inseparable
Pattern
check + into + object
Synonyms
Antonyms
Related words
Grammar
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