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

As ChatGPT marks its third anniversary, it offers a simple lesson to enforcers and courts alike: In technology markets, the most powerful check on monopoly is often the next invention.

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They can supply a helpful gut check on what the general public thinks about a future event and may reflect the wisdom of crowds.

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The summit was a reality check on just how much global consensus has broken down over what to do about climate change.

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John Check on an accompanist’s memoir, a life of film composer John Williams and more reading gifts for music lovers.

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In late summer, we drove back east to check on our family and house, which had been rented by some city folk.

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