check over

phrasal verb

checked over; checking over; checks over

: to look at (something or someone) in a careful way to find problems, mistakes, etc.

checking the new cars over

The doctors checked him over for bruises.

Be sure to check over each item on the list for any mistakes.

Examples of check over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An Alabama man recruited a postal worker to help steal hundreds of expensive business checks over the course of 2 1/2 years, federal officials said. —Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025

The group then enjoys their dinner, says Paisley, and as the evening is coming to a close, the waiter brings the check over. —Alex Ross, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025

Never sign your insurance check over to someone else. —Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025

Sinner then left the court for treatment, having been checked over by physios at the side of the court with a monitor attached to his finger. —Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025

Slack called the local shelter to get the dog, named Jack Skellington (Jack for short), checked over. —Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025

The Red Sox starter kept the Rockies in check over seven shutout innings, limiting Colorado to five hits and one walk while tallying four strikeouts in the thin Rocky Mountain air. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 July 2024

Marrus, the Compass broker who routinely checks over board applications, remembers walking into a listing in Flatiron that had sat for six months and realizing why. —Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024

Catch up quick: Musk handed out two $1 million checks over the weekend at campaign events in Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, per CNN. —Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024

Rhymes for check over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover