checkmark

/tʃˈɛkmɑɹk/ verb

**Checkmark** is the tidy little tick (✓) that says “all good” on a list, a form, or a digital screen. It pops up when a task is finished, a answer is right, or an approval has been granted. In everyday life it serves as the universal sign of completion. When you sprinkle checkmarks through a to‑do list, each one becomes a tiny celebration of productivity, turning chores into milestones. Writers may use the term as a verb, saying they “checkmarked the items,” which simply means they marked them with the symbol. In digital design the checkmark often appears as a scalable icon, sometimes stylized as a V or a box with a diagonal stroke, but its core purpose—signalling affirmation—remains unchanged.

【核心含义】指用对勾符号(✓)标记,表示“已完成”、“正确”或“已批准”的动作。

多用于任务清单或表格勾选场景(如“勾选选项”),注意与“打叉”(×表否定)区分。动词用法属非正式表达,正式文书建议用“标记”或“核对”。

【Significado central】Marcar algo con el símbolo ✓ para indicar que está completado, es correcto o ha sido aprobado.

En México, el ✓ se conoce coloquialmente como "palomita" y el verbo informal derivado es "palomear" (ej. "ya palomeé todos los requisitos"). En contextos formales o escritos se prefiere "marcar con palomita", "marcar como completado" o "seleccionar". Es muy común en listas de tareas, formularios, encuestas y aplicaciones digitales. Se distingue claramente de la "equis" o "tache" (✗), que señala rechazo, error o negación. Aunque "palomear" es un uso coloquial muy extendido, en documentos oficiales conviene usar "verificar" o "marcar" para mayor precisión.

Word Origin A compound of check (from Persian 'shah' via chess) and mark (from Proto-Germanic 'markō' meaning 'boundary, sign'). A checkmark is a mark like a check — originally, a check was a counterfoil used to verify accounts, and a mark was a sign. Checkmate is 'the king is dead,' and mark gives us remark (a mark again) and landmark (a mark on the land).

verb To mark with a ✓ symbol; to tick.

Checkmark the tasks you have finished on this form.

(动词) 打勾;打钩

请在这张表格上对你已完成的任务打勾。

(verbo) marcar; tildar; chequear; poner un tic; señalizar [Marcar con un símbolo ✓; señalar con un tic.]

Marque con un tic las tareas que haya terminado en este formulario.

(verbe) cocher; cocher d'une coche; mettre un crochet [Cocher, marquer d'une croix (✓) pour indiquer une sélection ou une validation.]

**Checkmark** les tâches que vous avez terminées sur ce formulaire.

(Verb) abhaken; anhaken; mit einem Häkchen versehen [**checkmark** *Verb* mit einem Häkchen (✓) versehen; abhaken.]

**Checkmark** die Aufgaben, die du auf diesem Formular erledigt hast.

(動詞) ✓記号を付けて印をつけること。

この form で完了した task に **checkmark** を付けてください。

(verbo) marcar com um visto; assinalar; pôr um tique; vistar [Marcar com o símbolo ✓; assinalar com um tique.]

Marque com um tique as tarefas que você concluiu neste formulário.

Synonyms: tick check mark Antonyms: uncheck cross out
Word parts: check + mark

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