check up on

English

Alternative forms

• check on

Verb

check up on (third-person singular simple present checks up on, present participle checking up on, simple past and past participle 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.

Translations

to examine or inspect something in order to determine its condition

• Japanese: 調べる (ja) (しらべる, shiraberu)
• Russian: проверя́ть (ru) impf (proverjátʹ) / прове́рить (ru) pf (provéritʹ), оце́нивать (ru) impf (océnivatʹ) / оцени́ть (ru) pf (ocenítʹ), выясня́ть (ru) impf (vyjasnjátʹ) / вы́яснить (ru) pf (výjasnitʹ)

to look after someone

• Japanese: (for someone's health) 見舞う (ja) (みまう, mimau)
• Russian: пригля́дывать (ru) impf (prigljádyvatʹ) / пригляде́ть (ru) pf (prigljadétʹ) (за кем-то), присма́тривать (ru) impf (prismátrivatʹ) / присмотре́ть (ru) pf (prismotrétʹ) (за кем-то)

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