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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Brighton will check on the availability of Kaoru Mitoma (ankle), Brajan Gruda (knee) and Joel Veltman (calf) for Newcastle’s visit to the Amex Stadium on Saturday.
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The New Jersey gubernatorial race is one of two happening in 2025 that will serve as a temperature check on the president’s agenda.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
Long viewed as passive managers of intergenerational wealth or charitable philanthropic donors writing checks on the sidelines, these families are now becoming central actors in geopolitics, public-private finance, and sustainable development.
—Sergio Alonso Fernández De Córdova Y De Veyga, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
No one ever came to check on the syllabus.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The New Jersey gubernatorial race is one of two happening in 2025 that will serve as a temperature check on the president’s agenda.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
Long viewed as passive managers of intergenerational wealth or charitable philanthropic donors writing checks on the sidelines, these families are now becoming central actors in geopolitics, public-private finance, and sustainable development.
—Sergio Alonso Fernández De Córdova Y De Veyga, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
No one ever came to check on the syllabus.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Check on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/check%20on. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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