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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Jeffries argued that, whatever members thought of Israel, or even of Iran, this was a vote for Congress’s constitutional checks on the President.
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Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Christians like Denise Khoury, 75, returned at the end of the fighting to check on their ancestral villages in northern Syria, only to find their homes occupied by Chechen, Moroccan and Uyghur fighters.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 17 May 2026
Even after Jovi's tumor was successfully removed, one of her doctors paid her a visit to check on her recovery weeks later.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
The 33-year-old pitcher jogged to first base and then was checked on by trainers and manager Carlos Mendoza.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
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Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Christians like Denise Khoury, 75, returned at the end of the fighting to check on their ancestral villages in northern Syria, only to find their homes occupied by Chechen, Moroccan and Uyghur fighters.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 17 May 2026
Even after Jovi's tumor was successfully removed, one of her doctors paid her a visit to check on her recovery weeks later.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
The 33-year-old pitcher jogged to first base and then was checked on by trainers and manager Carlos Mendoza.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
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“Check on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/check%20on. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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