check on

1. Also, check up on; check over. Investigate, scrutinize, or inspect, as in I'll check on the brakes and make sure they're all right, or We need to check up on his work from time to time, or Let's check over the books together. [Late 1800s] Also see check out, def. 6.

Example Sentences

I called my OB to check on the slightest twitch or pain at all times of day or night.

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The inquest heard how, at about 14:35 on 13 May 2022, Cerys was found in a toilet by Mohammed Rafiq, a health support worker who had been assigned to check on her.

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Ms. Hochul is no moderate, and while many New York City dwellers hope she’d be a good check on a socialist Mayor Mamdani, don’t bet on it.

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We really need to respect the independence of each institution as a check on the other.

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Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP news agency the victims were members of the Abu Shaaban family and were killed while "trying to check on their home" in the area.

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