Phrase guide

check up

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To verify through brief investigation or revisit for assurance that there are no problems.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: most often in phrasal verb "check up on"

Examples

  • I dropped by to check up on my friend.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To verify something's accuracy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He's checking up the figures.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To seem correct or plausible; to comport with known facts; to check out (with other facts).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The numbers she provided check up with my own data.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ստուգել (stugel) — to verify through examination
  • Czech: zkontrolovat — to verify through examination
  • Finnish: tarkistaa — to verify through examination
  • Finnish: tarkastaa — to verify through examination
  • Finnish: katsastaa — to verify through examination
  • German: überprüfen — to verify through examination
  • German: nachsehen — to verify through examination
  • German: nachschauen — to verify through examination
  • Hungarian: ellenőriz — to verify through examination
  • Hungarian: megvizsgál — to verify through examination
  • Hungarian: utánanéz — to verify through examination
  • Romanian: verifica — to verify through examination
  • Romanian: controla — to verify through examination
  • Spanish: revisar — to verify through examination