Meaning trap
check out
examine or look at
to look at something or someone to see what they are like, or to examine something carefully.
Don't mix these meanings
Same phrase, different job.
to look at something or someone to see what they are like, or to examine something carefully.
Another meaning of 'check out' is 'leave a hotel'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
You should check out the new café on Main Street; it's really good.
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Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: Check out this.
Say: Check this out.
With 'this/it', the object goes in the middle: 'check this out'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Examine this newly opened establishment' is stiff; 'check it out' is casual and natural.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
check out + thing
- this out
- it out
- the new
- that
Don't confuse it
Related
Other meanings and phrases to compare.
- check out (leave a hotel) — Another meaning of 'check out' is 'leave a hotel'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.