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check on

check on verb: to personally verify that (someone or something) is safe, copacetic, appropriate or satisfactory.

Verb

check on (third-person singular simple present checks on, present participle checking on, simple past and past participle checked on)

  1. (transitive) To personally verify that (someone or something) is safe, copacetic, appropriate or satisfactory.
    • I sent Tom to check on the northside's branch's progress.
  2. (transitive) To verify a specific fact; to quickly examine a situation, especially to look for updates or new information on a topic that has previously been discussed.
    • Have the price-tags been updated? I'll check on that right away, sir.

Forms of check on

third-person singular presentchecks on
present participlechecking on
past participlechecked on
pastchecked on

Questions about check on

What does check on mean?
Check on means to personally verify that (someone or something) is safe, copacetic, appropriate or satisfactory.
What part of speech is check on?
Check on is a verb.
What is the past tense of check on?
The past tense of check on is checked on.

Words near check on in the dictionary

  1. check minus
  2. check minuses
  3. check nut
  4. check nuts
  5. check off
  6. check on
  7. check one's eyelids for leaks
  8. check out
  9. check over
  10. check plus
  11. check pluses

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