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namecheck

(ˈneɪmˌtʃɛk)
vb (tr)
to mention (someone) specifically by name
n
a specific mention of someone's name, for example on a radio programme
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namecheck


Past participle: namechecked
Gerund: namechecking

Imperative
namecheck
namecheck
Present
I namecheck
you namecheck
he/she/it namechecks
we namecheck
you namecheck
they namecheck
Preterite
I namechecked
you namechecked
he/she/it namechecked
we namechecked
you namechecked
they namechecked
Present Continuous
I am namechecking
you are namechecking
he/she/it is namechecking
we are namechecking
you are namechecking
they are namechecking
Present Perfect
I have namechecked
you have namechecked
he/she/it has namechecked
we have namechecked
you have namechecked
they have namechecked
Past Continuous
I was namechecking
you were namechecking
he/she/it was namechecking
we were namechecking
you were namechecking
they were namechecking
Past Perfect
I had namechecked
you had namechecked
he/she/it had namechecked
we had namechecked
you had namechecked
they had namechecked
Future
I will namecheck
you will namecheck
he/she/it will namecheck
we will namecheck
you will namecheck
they will namecheck
Future Perfect
I will have namechecked
you will have namechecked
he/she/it will have namechecked
we will have namechecked
you will have namechecked
they will have namechecked
Future Continuous
I will be namechecking
you will be namechecking
he/she/it will be namechecking
we will be namechecking
you will be namechecking
they will be namechecking
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been namechecking
you have been namechecking
he/she/it has been namechecking
we have been namechecking
you have been namechecking
they have been namechecking
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been namechecking
you will have been namechecking
he/she/it will have been namechecking
we will have been namechecking
you will have been namechecking
they will have been namechecking
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been namechecking
you had been namechecking
he/she/it had been namechecking
we had been namechecking
you had been namechecking
they had been namechecking
Conditional
I would namecheck
you would namecheck
he/she/it would namecheck
we would namecheck
you would namecheck
they would namecheck
Past Conditional
I would have namechecked
you would have namechecked
he/she/it would have namechecked
we would have namechecked
you would have namechecked
they would have namechecked
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Translations

namecheck

[ˈneɪmtʃek]
A. N → alusión f directa, referencia f directa (en una canción, película, etc.)
he gets a namecheck in the first song → hay una referencia directa a él en la primera canción
B. VT → aludir directamente a, mencionar
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