check on

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.

Examples of check on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Critics say allowing the department to delay or sideline state investigations weakens one of the last independent checks on government lawyers. —Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026

The Cox app gives you the ability to check on outages, stay up to date with text alerts, and manage accounts. —Cox Communications, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026

San Antonio police responded to the home for a welfare check on April 13 after receiving a call from Arocha's aunt, who owns the home and who was out of town at the time. —Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Apr. 2026

Flecher was found dead from a gunshot wound inside his home with the backdoor glass shattered after police did a welfare check on him following their conversation with Avalon. —Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for check on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon