checking up on Synonyms
checking up on Meaning
checking up on
a written order directing a bank to pay money as instructed, to look or reach into (something) to find what is there, to restrain or diminish the action or force of, to waive the right to initiate the betting in a round of poker, a sudden stoppage of a forward course or progress, a check certified to be good by the bank upon which it is drawn by the signature of usually the cashier or paying teller with the word certified or accepted across the face of the check, to access (email, voicemail, etc.) to find out if there are messages, to look at or in something to see or find what is there, a slip of paper showing the amount due, inspection, investigation, to mark with squares, to put a chess king in check, something that limits or restrains see also checks and balances, investigate, examination sense 1, investigation, to draw a check on a bank, a counter in various games, under restraint or control, a mark typically ✓ placed beside an item to show it has been noted, examined, or verified, to ship or accept for shipment under such a consignment, to halt through caution, uncertainty, or fear, reprimand, rebuke, to leave or accept for safekeeping or for shipment, a checking of an opposing player (as in ice hockey), a written order signed by its maker directing a bank to pay a specified sum to a named person or to that person's order on demand see also negotiable instrument compare draft, examination, a fabric woven or printed with such a design, to inspect, examine, or look at, a fabric with such a design, to block the progress of (someone, such as a hockey player), crack, split, one that arrests, limits, or restrains, to make sure that something is correct or satisfactory, a check drawn on an account with insufficient funds from which to make payment, the sample or unit used for testing or verifying, to stop in a chase especially when scent is lost, a ticket or token showing ownership or identity or indicating payment made, a pattern in squares that resembles a checkerboard, to compare with a source, original, or authority, to mark with a check, the act of testing or verifying, to look at (something) to obtain information, a sudden stopping of progress, to hold back, rebuke, reprimand, exposure of a chess king to an attack from which he must be protected or moved to safety, a written order telling a bank to pay out money from a person's or company's account to the one named on the order, to bring to a stop, a check drawn by a bank on its deposits in another bank, to be the same on every point, to come to a stop, the exposing of a chess king to attack, to mark into squares, to check in at, to make checks or chinks, a mark ✓ placed beside an item to show it has been noted, to mark with a check as examined, verified, or satisfactory, to slack or ease off (a rope) and then belay again, to put (a chess king) in check, to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively, a slip indicating the amount due, to prove to be consistent or truthful, to leave or accept for safekeeping in a checkroom, crack, break, a check drawn by a bank on its own funds and signed by the cashier or another bank official, a pattern of squares, to consign (something, such as luggage) to a common carrier from which one has purchased a passenger ticket, something that delays, stops, or holds back, a sudden pause or break in a progression, to investigate conditions, a standard for testing and evaluation, to slow or bring to a stop, a ticket or token that shows that the bearer has a claim to something
checking up on Sentence Examples
- The doctor scheduled an appointment for next week to check up on my recent surgery.
- The social worker called to check up on the family's progress.
- The therapist reached out to check up on her patient's mental health after a difficult session.
- The teacher sent an email to check up on students who had missed class.
- The supervisor called to check up on a new employee's project.
- The friend texted to check up on someone who had been feeling down.
- The neighbor knocked on the door to check up on an elderly woman who lived alone.
- The police officer stopped by to check up on a suspect who had been released on probation.
- The nurse checked up on the patient before administering medication.
- The landlord called to check up on the tenants' well-being after a recent rent increase.
FAQs About the word checking up on
a written order directing a bank to pay money as instructed, to look or reach into (something) to find what is there, to restrain or diminish the action or forc
investigating, digging (into), checking into,exploring, delving (into), looking (into), inquiring (into), examining, probing,researching
No antonyms found.
The doctor scheduled an appointment for next week to check up on my recent surgery.
The social worker called to check up on the family's progress.
The therapist reached out to check up on her patient's mental health after a difficult session.
The teacher sent an email to check up on students who had missed class.
