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checking on

checking on is the present participle and gerund of check on.

Meaning of check on

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.

Questions about checking on

What is checking on the present participle and gerund of?
Checking on is the present participle and gerund of check on.

Words near checking on in the dictionary

  1. checking at the door
  2. checking in
  3. checking in with oneself
  4. checking into
  5. checking off
  6. checking on
  7. checking one's eyelids for leaks
  8. checking out
  9. checking over
  10. checking the math
  11. checking through

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Adapted from Wiktionary: checking on (page history and authors); check on (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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