check on

Idioms  

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.

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Example Sentences

An AFP correspondent saw hundreds of people who had come to check on family members held in the jail.

From Barron's

Arsenal made a late call to check on the status of Guehi's future and to register their own interest earlier this month.

From BBC

Investors will look to December’s industrial production and capacity utilization data for a further health check on the U.S. economy, while speeches from the Federal Reserve’s Michelle Bowman and Philip Jefferson will be parsed for signals on the open market committee’s interest-rate policy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Officials also said Luna “spoke directly with the deputy to check on his well-being.”

From Los Angeles Times

“My vision for the California Department of Justice is that we remain the nation’s largest and most powerful check on power. We aren’t just defending the status quo; we are securing the California Dream for the next generation. Let’s finish what we started — together.”

From Los Angeles Times

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