check on

Definition of check 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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check play

: exposure of a chess king to an attack from which he must be protected or moved to safety
: a sudden stoppage of a forward course or progress : arrest
: a checking of an opposing player (as in ice hockey)

: to put (a chess king) in check
: rebuke, reprimand
: to slow or bring to a stop : brake

used to express assent or agreement

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