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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Every careful check on Earth protects years of future science.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2025
Throughout the flight, the flight attendant regularly checked on the family and chatted with Lydia.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
Until the midterms, there is little hope of any check on power.
—Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Officers have wide leeway to choose which box to check on their summons forms, The Post found.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2025
Throughout the flight, the flight attendant regularly checked on the family and chatted with Lydia.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
Until the midterms, there is little hope of any check on power.
—Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Officers have wide leeway to choose which box to check on their summons forms, The Post found.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Check on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/check%20on. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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