One simple question: what is the difference between "check" and "check with"?

When I write email, I tend to say "I check with sb to make sure..." and "I checked sth just now and..." Sometimes it just doesn't feel right and I get stumped. Please advise me whether I am writing these sentence correctly. Thanks!

Question

One simple question: what is the difference between "check" and "check with"?

When I write email, I tend to say "I check with sb to make sure..." and "I checked sth just now and..." Sometimes it just doesn't feel right and I get stumped. Please advise me whether I am writing these sentence correctly. Thanks!

Answer

Both seem okay to me.
I will check with somebody - implies you will ask someone to confirm something
I will check something -implies you will confirm/ look into it yourself.

Answer

Check suggests you are checking by yourself.

Check with means you ask someone or use another source of information.

Do you have a spare room?
Let me check

Do you have a spare room?
Let me check with my colleague.

لا تفوّت فرصة تعلّم لغة جديدة وأنت مرتاح في منزلك. تصفّح مجموعتنا المختارة من مدرّسي اللغات ذوي الخبرة وسجّل في درسك الأول الآن!