check on
phrasal verb
checked on; checking on; checks on
1
: to look at or examine (someone or something) to see if there are any problems
The nurse checked on the patients regularly.
2
: to look for information about (someone or something) : to find out the truth about (someone or something) by getting information
The police are checking on him.
I asked the waiter to check on my order.
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The officer gets out of her car to go up and check on her.
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Jenna Deangelis, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
The woman was on her way to the University of California, San Francisco medical center on Monday when Waymo's rider support team noticed unusual activity inside her vehicle, contacted 911 and called to check on the passenger.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
The Greenwich Free Press reported in August that local police discovered the bodies of the elderly mother and her adult son after a neighbor called for a welfare check on the family.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
That resulted in Jones immediately signaling for the team's medical staff to check on him.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
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Jenna Deangelis, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
The woman was on her way to the University of California, San Francisco medical center on Monday when Waymo's rider support team noticed unusual activity inside her vehicle, contacted 911 and called to check on the passenger.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
The Greenwich Free Press reported in August that local police discovered the bodies of the elderly mother and her adult son after a neighbor called for a welfare check on the family.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
That resulted in Jones immediately signaling for the team's medical staff to check on him.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
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“Check on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/check%20on. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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