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checks on

checks on is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 checks on

What is checks on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Checks on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of check on.

Words near checks on in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: checks 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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