check up

controllare

Esaminare una situazione o visitare qualcuno per assicurarsi che tutto vada bene.

In inglese semplice: You look into a situation or visit someone to make sure everything is all right.

• Please check up on the children.
• She checked up on the repairs yesterday.
• Are you checking up on me again?

Come si usa: check up on someone/something (I called to check up on my grandmother.)

Sinonimi: check, look into

Espressioni comuni: check up on someone, check up on something

verificare

Esaminare informazioni o numeri per assicurarsi che siano corretti.

In inglese semplice: You examine information or numbers to make sure they are correct.

• Please check up these figures.
• She checked up the accounts carefully.
• We need to check up the totals again.

Come si usa: check up something (The clerk checked up the totals before sending the bill.)

Sinonimi: verify, check

Espressioni comuni: check up figures, check up accounts

coincidere, concordare

Risultare attendibile perché un’informazione concorda con altri fatti conosciuti.

In inglese semplice: Information seems correct because it agrees with other known facts.

• The numbers check up with our data.
• Her story checked up with the evidence.
• Does his account check up with yours?

Come si usa: check up with something (His account checks up with the records.)

Sinonimi: check out, agree

Espressioni comuni: check up with facts, check up with records