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check on

verb
  1. To personally verify that (someone or something) is safe, copacetic, appropriate or satisfactory. (transitive) · I sent Tom to check on the northside's branch's progress.
  2. To verify a specific fact; to quickly examine a situation, especially to look for updates or new information on a topic that has previously been discussed. (transitive) · Have the price-tags been updated? I'll check on that right away, sir.
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The emperor sent his smartest helpers to check on the cloth.
The Emperor's New Clothes, p. 1 · B1

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