check up
To verify through brief investigation or revisit for assurance that there are no problemsTo verify through brief investigation or revisit for assurance that there are no problems.
» I did some checking up on Tom.
Meaning
3 sensesTo verify through brief investigation or revisit for assurance that there are no problems.
I dropped by to check up on my friend.
überprüfen, nachsehen, nachschauen
To verify something's accuracy.
He's checking up the figures.
To seem correct or plausible; to comport with known facts; to check out (with other facts).
The numbers she provided check up with my own data.
Examples
45 sentencesI did some checking up on Tom.
I'm going to check up on that right away.
You must come every six months for a check-up.
ruВы должны приходить на медосмотр каждые полгода. — fjay69
Maybe you should go check up on Tom.
The doctor gave Tom a thorough check-up.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
checks up, checking up, checked up, checked up| Base form | check up · to check up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | checks up |
| Present participle | checking up |
| Past simple | checked up |
| Past participle | checked up |
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.
Word family
1 related wordsLessons 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