check on

verb

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.”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person checks on · participle present checking on · participle past checked on · past checked on

  1. transitiveTo 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. transitiveTo 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.

Translations

Hungarian megnézi, mi van vele, megnéz
  • megnézi, mi van veleto personally verify that (someone or something) is safe, copacetic, appropriate or satisfactory
  • megnézto 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
  • utánanézto 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
  • ellenőrizto 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
Polish sprawdzać, sprawdzić
  • sprawdzaćto personally verify that (someone or something) is safe, copacetic, appropriate or satisfactory
  • sprawdzićto personally verify that (someone or something) is safe, copacetic, appropriate or satisfactory
  • sprawdzaćto 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
  • sprawdzićto 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
Cite this entry
APA

check on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/check%20on

MLA

“check on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/check%20on. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “check on,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/check%20on.

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