check in (on someone or something)

check in (on someone or something)
look in (on someone or something) & check in (on someone or something)
to see to the welfare of someone or something; to check briefly on someone or something. •

I'll stop by your house and look in on things while you're on vacation.

Yes, just look in and make sure nothing is wrong.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • check out — {v.} 1a. To pay your hotel bill and leave. * /The last guests checked out of their rooms in the morning./ Contrast: CHECK IN. 1b. {informal} To go away; leave. * /I hoped our guest would stay but he had to check out before Monday./ Compare: CHECK …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • check out — {v.} 1a. To pay your hotel bill and leave. * /The last guests checked out of their rooms in the morning./ Contrast: CHECK IN. 1b. {informal} To go away; leave. * /I hoped our guest would stay but he had to check out before Monday./ Compare: CHECK …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • check — check1 [ tʃek ] verb *** ▸ 1 examine someone/something ▸ 2 look/ask again ▸ 3 stop action/event ▸ 4 mark to show agreement ▸ 5 give someone bags/suitcases ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) check or check over transitive to examine something in order to find out… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • check — I UK [tʃek] / US verb Word forms check : present tense I/you/we/they check he/she/it checks present participle checking past tense checked past participle checked *** 1) check or check over [transitive] to examine something in order to find out… …   English dictionary

  • check*/*/*/ — [tʃek] verb I 1) [I/T] to examine something in order to get information, or to find out whether it is good or correct Always check your spelling.[/ex] You should have your sight checked regularly.[/ex] The doctor checked for a pulse.[/ex] Check… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • check up on — verb examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition check the brakes Check out the engine • Syn: ↑check, ↑look into, ↑check out, ↑suss out, ↑check over, ↑go over, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • check out someone — check out (someone/something) to discover the facts about someone or something. Not one of the places I checked out seemed right for the wedding. We checked out his story, and his boss says he really was at work that day. Usage notes: often used… …   New idioms dictionary

  • check out something — check out (someone/something) to discover the facts about someone or something. Not one of the places I checked out seemed right for the wedding. We checked out his story, and his boss says he really was at work that day. Usage notes: often used… …   New idioms dictionary

  • check out — (someone/something) to discover the facts about someone or something. Not one of the places I checked out seemed right for the wedding. We checked out his story, and his boss says he really was at work that day. Usage notes: often used in the… …   New idioms dictionary

  • check — check1 W2S1 [tʃek] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(find out)¦ 2¦(ask somebody)¦ 3¦(not do something)¦ 4¦(stop something)¦ 5¦(bags/cases etc)¦ 6¦(make a mark)¦ 7 Check Phrasal verbs  check in  check something<=>off …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • check — 1 /tSek/ verb 1 FIND OUT (I, T) to do something in order to find out whether something that you think is correct, true, or safe really is correct, true, or safe: Are all the windows shut? I ll just go and check. | check sth: I ll check my… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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