check up on

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check up on

verb checks up on · checking up on · checked up on

  1. To examine or inspect something in order to determine its condition; to check out. I will check up on the car tomorrow.
  2. To look after or inquire about someone's well-being. Katie's sick, so I need to check up on her and see if she needs anything.

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verb to examine or inspect something in order to determine its condition

日本語調べる shiraberu
Русскийпроверя́ть proverjátʹ, прове́рить provéritʹ, оце́нивать océnivatʹ, оцени́ть ocenítʹ, выясня́ть vyjasnjátʹ, вы́яснить výjasnitʹ

verb to look after someone

日本語見舞う mimau
Русскийпригля́дывать prigljádyvatʹ, пригляде́ть prigljadétʹ, присма́тривать prismátrivatʹ, присмотре́ть prismotrétʹ

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@misc{check_up_on_2026,
  title = {check up on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/check%20up%20on},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}