check on

phrasal verb

checked on; checking on; checks on

: to look at or examine (someone or something) to see if there are any problems

The nurse checked on the patients regularly.

: to look for information about (someone or something) : to find out the truth about (someone or something) by getting information

The police are checking on him.

I asked the waiter to check on my order.

Examples of check on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The couple left Madeleine, then 3 years old, and her 2-year-old twin siblings sleeping in a bedroom and periodically returned to the apartment to check on them. —

Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024 Heitman said that Lopez's sentence balances those factors with his failure to check on Thomas during his shift. —

Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024 His parents feared Myers didn’t get his medicine and that he wasn’t checked on frequently enough. —

Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2024 Friends and family hurried to Northridge Meadows to check on their loved ones, including Jerry Green, who lived in a first-floor apartment. —

Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024 The October incident was one of the more than 150 times that the local police responded to calls about the school since 2019 — from employees reporting student injuries to parents asking for well-being checks on their children. —

Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 8 May 2024 While 80 to 90% of calls do not require someone be sent to check on the person, often callers are referred to mental health care and other services, said Hannah Wesolowski, chief advocacy officer at the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). —

Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 7 May 2024 Staff also received praise for checking on new employees and their progress and genuinely caring about agents. —

Indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 6 May 2024 After hitting the victim, Tutt stopped his truck at the intersection, checked on Reents, and then moved his truck to a nearby parking lot, according to defense attorney Mistie Bauscher. —

Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2024

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