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Definition of check up on phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

check up on

phrasal verb
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check up on somebody
  1. to make sure that somebody is doing what they should be doing
    • My parents are always checking up on me.
    Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1
check up on something
  1. to find out if something is true or correct
    • I need to check up on a few things before I can decide.
See check up on in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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