"check on" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: checks on [present, singular, third-person], checking on [participle, present], checked on [participle, past], checked on [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive Translations (to personally verify that (someone or something) is safe, copacetic, appropriate or satisfactory): megnézi, mi van vele (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-check_on-en-verb--UMUuv8P Disambiguation of 'to personally verify that (someone or something) is safe, copacetic, appropriate or satisfactory': 93 7
  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. Tags: transitive Translations (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): megnéz (Hungarian), utánanéz (Hungarian), ellenőriz (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-check_on-en-verb-To8AcxLv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (on) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (on): 18 82 Disambiguation of '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': 4 96

Inflected forms

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