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check up

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌtʃɛk ˈʌp/ · UK /ˌtʃek ˈʌp/

check up means: You look into a situation or visit someone to make sure everything is all right.

verb

MAKE SUREB2

You look into a situation or visit someone to make sure everything is all right.

  • Please check up on the children.
  • She checked up on the repairs yesterday.
  • Are you checking up on me again?

How to use it: check up on someone/something (I called to check up on my grandmother.)

Similar words: check, look into

Common phrases: check up on someone, check up on something

VERIFY ACCURACYC1

You examine information or numbers to make sure they are correct.

  • Please check up these figures.
  • She checked up the accounts carefully.
  • We need to check up the totals again.

How to use it: check up something (The clerk checked up the totals before sending the bill.)

Similar words: verify, check

Common phrases: check up figures, check up accounts

MATCH FACTSC2

Information seems correct because it agrees with other known facts.

  • The numbers check up with our data.
  • Her story checked up with the evidence.
  • Does his account check up with yours?

How to use it: check up with something (His account checks up with the records.)

Similar words: check out, agree

Common phrases: check up with facts, check up with records

Questions about check up

What does check up mean?

You look into a situation or visit someone to make sure everything is all right.

What is check up in other languages?

Türkçe: kontrol etmek · Español: comprobar · Français: vérifier · Deutsch: nachsehen · Italiano: controllare · 日本語: 確認する

How do you pronounce check up?

In American English /ˌtʃɛk ˈʌp/; in British English /ˌtʃek ˈʌp/.

How do you use check up in a sentence?

Please check up on the children. She checked up on the repairs yesterday.

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