check up on

Meanings

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

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

To examine or inspect something in order to determine its condition; to check out.
I will check up on the car tomorrow.
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.

verbexamine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Japanese 調べる, 見舞う

調べる (shiraberu)to examine or inspect something in order to determine its condition
見舞う (mimau)to look after someone

Polish sprawdzać, sprawdzić

Russian проверя́ть, прове́рить

проверя́ть (proverjátʹ)to examine or inspect something in order to determine its condition
прове́рить (provéritʹ)to examine or inspect something in order to determine its condition
оце́нивать (océnivatʹ)to examine or inspect something in order to determine its condition
оцени́ть (ocenítʹ)to examine or inspect something in order to determine its condition
выясня́ть (vyjasnjátʹ)to examine or inspect something in order to determine its condition
вы́яснить (výjasnitʹ)to examine or inspect something in order to determine its condition
пригля́дывать (prigljádyvatʹ)to look after someone
пригляде́ть (prigljadétʹ)to look after someone
присма́тривать (prismátrivatʹ)to look after someone
присмотре́ть (prismotrétʹ)to look after someone

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