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.

Examples of check on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So Jeff [Probst] had to keep coming up and down checking on me. —Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025

The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Ulman said Matilda's parents took the time to check on him as well. —Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025

And at Dick’s Sporting Goods, a price check on Wednesday on boot options ranging from winter boots to casual boots, rain boots and work boots showed most are listed at full pric. —Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 17 Dec. 2025

Jovic immediately grabbed his lower back and remained down on the court writhing in pain, as Heat teammates and trainers immediately rushed to check on him. —Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for check on

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