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.
Examples of check on in a Sentence
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That’s when Zohny called the ICU to check on Black’s status.
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Cara Anthony, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Our polling shows 88% of Republicans support background checks on all gun sales, 75% support laws to get untraceable ghost guns off the streets, and a surprising 81% support requiring a license to own a gun (just like Americans need licenses to drive cars).
—Gabby Giffords, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Louise stopped calling the police to check on her case as the years went by.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2025
On March 20, police went to the family’s home on Wisteria Drive in Everman to check on the child, which is when authorities say Rodriguez-Singh lied to them about the boy’s whereabouts.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
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Cara Anthony, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Our polling shows 88% of Republicans support background checks on all gun sales, 75% support laws to get untraceable ghost guns off the streets, and a surprising 81% support requiring a license to own a gun (just like Americans need licenses to drive cars).
—Gabby Giffords, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Louise stopped calling the police to check on her case as the years went by.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2025
On March 20, police went to the family’s home on Wisteria Drive in Everman to check on the child, which is when authorities say Rodriguez-Singh lied to them about the boy’s whereabouts.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Check on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/check%20on. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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