English > check up on: 1 sense > verb 1, cognitionMeaning | examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
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Model | They won't check up on the story |
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Synonyms | check, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into |
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Narrower | watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on | Follow with the eyes or the mind |
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Broader | analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass | Consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning / meaning |
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Similar to | check, check off, mark, mark off, tick off, tick | put a check mark on or near or next to |
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Spanish | comprobar, repasar, revisar |
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