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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Diana comes to check on her, helps her pack, and gives her a buck-up speech.
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Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2026
The referendum refers political reforms that include prime ministerial term limits, stronger checks on executive power and other safeguards preventing parliamentary power consolidation.
—Julhas Alam, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
If the home has a pool or other amenities, check on any rules or schedule.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 15 Feb. 2026
Fort Worth police officers responded to the victim’s apartment in the 7300 block of Harris Parkway shortly before noon on Wednesday to perform a welfare check, but initially couldn’t get inside to find the woman they’d been called to check on, police said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
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Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2026
The referendum refers political reforms that include prime ministerial term limits, stronger checks on executive power and other safeguards preventing parliamentary power consolidation.
—Julhas Alam, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
If the home has a pool or other amenities, check on any rules or schedule.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 15 Feb. 2026
Fort Worth police officers responded to the victim’s apartment in the 7300 block of Harris Parkway shortly before noon on Wednesday to perform a welfare check, but initially couldn’t get inside to find the woman they’d been called to check on, police said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
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“Check on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/check%20on. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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