check over

check over
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "check over":
present tense I/you/we/they check over he/she/it checks over present participle checking over past tense checked over past participle checked over
1) same as check I, 1)

All written work should be checked over for spelling mistakes.

2) check someone over to examine someone to find out whether there is anything wrong with them

The nurse began checking him over.


English dictionary. 2014.

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