check on

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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Doc Sampson checked on Will, but Kenny berated the doctor and shrugged him off. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 According to the outlet, Talley was coordinating with Fuentes and Spencer to check on Johnson, who was incarcerated on contempt charges. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Tafoya arranged for five blank checks paid as bribes by a marijuana firm to be cashed with the help of his brother and passed one $10,000 check on to marketer Chavez, according to the plea agreement. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Engage nonprofit organizations and community organizers who were delivering food and checking on residents. — Freida Graves, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for check on

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“Check on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/check%20on. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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