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.
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The grandmother told investigators that the three adults were eating in the kitchen at around 2:45 p.m. when Acosta heard the toddler coughing in her bedroom and went to check on him, per the outlets.
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 2 June 2025
Piper escapes and is picked up by her goalball coach, who was apparently coming to check on her after seeing her black eye earlier that day.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 30 May 2025
The witness then turned around to check on the truck only to discover Appleton dead, according to the affidavit.
—James Powel, USA Today, 29 May 2025
News releases posted elsewhere say government officials visited the factory to check on workers sent from Xinjiang as recently as April last year.
—David Pierson, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 2 June 2025
Piper escapes and is picked up by her goalball coach, who was apparently coming to check on her after seeing her black eye earlier that day.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 30 May 2025
The witness then turned around to check on the truck only to discover Appleton dead, according to the affidavit.
—James Powel, USA Today, 29 May 2025
News releases posted elsewhere say government officials visited the factory to check on workers sent from Xinjiang as recently as April last year.
—David Pierson, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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“Check on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/check%20on. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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