check over

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

Although future cost-of-living adjustments will apply, and the retiree would earn 24 additional checks over those two years, that lower starting benefit is locked in permanently. — John Csiszar, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Approximately two dozen passengers traveling on the bus were taken to Bellevue Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Queens and Elmhurst Hospital Center to be checked over, ABC7 New York noted. — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Claiming early means receiving more checks over your lifetime, while delaying means fewer—but larger—payments. — Bydavid Schepp, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 June 2026

Imagine seeing a ladybug, checking over your shoulder to see if anyone is watching, eating it, then going and buying a scratcher. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026

Rhymes for check over

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