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. — deniko
Please check on when he will return.
Будь ласка, перевірте коли він повернеться. — ChickenKiev
deBitte kontrolliere, wann er zurück kommt. — Esperantostern
I'll check on Tom.
Я подивлюся, як там Том. — deniko
Check on the baby.
Подивись, як там дитина. — deniko
ruПроверь, как там ребёнок. — odexed
deSchau nach dem Baby. — Esperantostern
We'll check on it right now.
ruМы проверим это немедленно. — everlasting
deWir kontrollieren das jetzt gleich. — Tamy
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