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to check
To mark a selection on a form, questionnaire, or ballot by putting a cross (x) in the designated box.
Bitte kreuzen Sie auf dem Testbogen die jeweils richtige Antwort an.
Please check the correct answer in each case on the test sheet.
'Ankreuzen' (to check/mark with a cross) is a separable verb. The prefix 'an-' goes at the end in a main clause. In subordinate clauses and in the infinitive with 'zu', the verb stays together.
Ich kreuze schnell die richtigen Antworten an.
I quickly check the correct answers.
The word consists of the prefix 'an-' and the verb 'kreuzen' (to cross). Here, the prefix 'an-' expresses that the action takes place on a surface, e.g. a sheet of paper.
Auf dem Formular müssen Sie Ihre Zustimmung ankreuzen.
On the form, you must check your consent.
You typically check an answer, an option, a box, or a selection. The verb is almost always used in the context of forms, questionnaires, tests, or elections.
Bitte kreuzen Sie nur ein Kästchen pro Frage an.
Please check only one box per question.
to select
Auswählen emphasizes deciding on an answer or option. Ankreuzen, by contrast, refers to visibly marking that decision with a cross on a form. An answer is therefore selected and can then be checked.
Auf dem Formular kreuzt Lea die passende Antwort im vorgesehenen Feld an.
Lea checks the appropriate answer in the designated box on the form.
Auf dem Formular wählt Lea die passende Antwort aus.
Lea selects the appropriate answer on the form.
