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check into

phr. v..
A2 Elementary Oxford

phr. v.. to arrive at a hotel or hospital and give your information so you can stay there.

phr. v.. to register one's arrival at a place of lodging or a medical facility; functions as a transitive phrasal verb requiring a direct object.


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.

Particles
into
Separability
inseparable
Pattern
check + into + object
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.

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