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 female officer was carrying out checks on an Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF) aircraft, local media reported.
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Image The day after the blaze started in Altadena, the Pierces returned to check on their three-bedroom home, expecting the worst.
—Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
The city of Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications urges locals to check on family, neighbors and friends and keep their pets indoors.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Limit time outdoors, check on the elderly and other vulnerable people, and bundle up your pets, too, NWS urged.
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—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Image The day after the blaze started in Altadena, the Pierces returned to check on their three-bedroom home, expecting the worst.
—Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
The city of Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications urges locals to check on family, neighbors and friends and keep their pets indoors.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Limit time outdoors, check on the elderly and other vulnerable people, and bundle up your pets, too, NWS urged.
.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Check on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/check%20on. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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