Anonymous  +  688312 Wed, 18 Mar 09 09:03 PM Hi,  He stopped by the hospital. He said Mark told him about Tina being hit by a car and wanted to check in. What does 'check in' mean? Thanks! Anonymous

	Clive  +  688358 Wed, 18 Mar 09 11:26 PM Hi, He stopped by the hospital. He said Mark told him about Tina being hit by a car and wanted to check in. What does 'check in' mean? In this context, it seems like it means 'get admitted to the hospital as a patient'. However, the usual idom is 'check himself in'. The sentence is unclearly written. I'm not sure whether it's Mark or the other man who wants to check in. Or even Tina? Best wishes, Clive  Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,600 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Sentences, Context

	RayH  +  688365 Thu, 19 Mar 09 12:02 AM This is pretty unclear. I take it to mean that "he", having been informed by Mark of Tina's accident, wanted to visit Tina to see how she was doing. So "check in" means "stop by Tina's hospital room for a visit." RayH Joined on Sat, Mar 22 2008 Contributing Member 1,555 Native speaker of U. S. English. Not a grammar expert.