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check up on

check up on verb: to examine or inspect something in order to determine its condition; to check out.

Verb

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

  1. To examine or inspect something in order to determine its condition; to check out.
    • I will check up on the car tomorrow.
  2. To look after or inquire about someone's well-being.
    • Katie's sick, so I need to check up on her and see if she needs anything.

Forms of check up on

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

Questions about check up on

What does check up on mean?
Check up on means to examine or inspect something in order to determine its condition; to check out.
What part of speech is check up on?
Check up on is a verb.
What is the past tense of check up on?
The past tense of check up on is checked up on.

Words near check up on in the dictionary

  1. check swing
  2. check swings
  3. check the math
  4. check through
  5. check up
  6. check up on
  7. check upstairs
  8. check valve
  9. check valves
  10. check viewer
  11. check viewers

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