check on

phrasal verb

checked on; checking on; checks on

: to look at or examine (someone or something) to see if there are any problems

The nurse checked on the patients regularly.

: 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.

Examples of check on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The constitutional checks on misconduct in high office — impeachment and removal, criminal prosecution and constitutional amendment — have lost their potency in an age when partisanship trumps patriotism. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024 Sherry Alpers, who is staying in her car outside the evacuation center, checks on her dogs at a center for Park Fire evacuees in Chico, California, July 26, 2024. —

Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Aug. 2024 Paramore checks on, congratulates fans Earlier in the band's set, Williams interrupted a song to check on fans. —

Bryan West, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2024 But her husband, a teacher at Wilson High, alerted her in something of a panic to check on their daughter. —

Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for check on

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