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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There were reports of injuries amid the pileup, and first responders were going car to car to check on people, some of whom were stuck in their vehicles.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
The following day, a friend of the victim came to the home to check on her after not being able to get in contact with her.
—Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
Campaign finance rules and checks on presidential power are collapsing just as leading technology corporations have gained massive power over our political system.
—Lawrence Norden, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
President Trump is dismantling checks on his power and paving the way for widespread corruption.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
The following day, a friend of the victim came to the home to check on her after not being able to get in contact with her.
—Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
Campaign finance rules and checks on presidential power are collapsing just as leading technology corporations have gained massive power over our political system.
—Lawrence Norden, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
President Trump is dismantling checks on his power and paving the way for widespread corruption.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Check on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/check%20on. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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