check on
To personally verify that is safe, copacetic, appropriate or satisfactoryTo personally verify that (someone or something) is safe, copacetic, appropriate or satisfactory.
» I'll go and check on Tom.
Піду подивлюся, як там Том.
Meaning
2 senses(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.
(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.
Examples
274 sentencesI'll go and check on Tom.
Піду подивлюся, як там Том.
Please check on when he will return.
Будь ласка, перевірте коли він повернеться.
deBitte kontrolliere, wann er zurück kommt.
I'll check on Tom.
Я подивлюся, як там Том.
Check on the baby.
Подивись, як там дитина.
ruПроверь, как там ребёнок.
deSchau nach dem Baby.
We'll check on it right now.
ruМы проверим это немедленно.
deWir kontrollieren das jetzt gleich.
Translations
1 languagesForms
checks on, checking on, checked on, checked on| Base form | check on · to check on |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | checks on |
| Present participle | checking on |
| Past simple | checked on |
| Past participle | checked on |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
8 phrasal verbs- check offперевірити, перевірятиTo mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).
- check outперевірити, перевірятиTo record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
- check inзареєструватися, реєструватисяTo announce or record one's own arrival at a hotel, airport etc.
- check overперевірити, перевірятиTo read or inspect, looking for errors or problems.
- check intoперевірити, перевірятиTo formally announce one's arrival at a location or event (usually a hotel) to a proprietor or employee of that location or event in order to secure admission, accommodations, or other services.
- check upTo verify through brief investigation or revisit for assurance that there are no problems.
- check onTo personally verify that (someone or something) is safe, copacetic, appropriate or satisfactory.
- check throughTo permit someone to continue onward, e.g. through a security checkpoint, after verifying their identity, tickets, etc.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb