Confirm the status vs Checking the status

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Confirm the status' is used when you want to verify or validate the current status of something, while 'checking the status' is used when you are in the process of verifying or monitoring the status of something.

Last updated: March 29, 2024

Confirm the status

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when you want to verify or validate the current status of something.

Examples:

Please confirm the status of the order before proceeding further.
We need to confirm the status of the project before the meeting.

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Could the Commission confirm the status of plans to pursue this?
EUAM Ukraine personnel shall be provided with identification cards issued by the MFA of Ukraine and which confirm the status of EUAM Ukraine personnel.
Can the Commission confirm the status of the French island of Clipperton and whether it is included in the EC Treaty?
Law 10/1990 just confirms the status of the clubs, including its fiscal consequences, though restricted to the certain clubs fulfilling certain conditions.
There have, however, also been steps backwards such as the inclusion of Article 51(I), the declaration annexed to the Treaty, which confirms the status of religious bureaucracies too.
Attending to this question in the House confirms the international status and interest which it deserves.
the indicator to confirm the new status of the notification/co-ordination;
Once sean can verify he's received your message And confirms the system's status.
In terms of the values it reflects, the logo simply confirms the status of English as Europe's 'lingua franca' and that of the other languages as 'satellite languages'.
Could the Commission please confirm the current status of the EU-Colombia Free Trade Agreement?
Can the Council confirm that the status of Jerusalem is still the subject of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority?
In individual cases of A-gastritis (atrophic gastritis) the breath test may have false positive results; other tests may be required to confirm the Helicobacter pylori status.
Can the Commission confirm that the Single Status Agreement is in line with the Equal Pay Directive (2006/54/EC OJ L 204, 26.7.2006, p.
At a periodic technical inspection it shall be possible to confirm the correct operational status of the AEBS by a visible observation of the failure warning signal status, following a 'power-ON' and any bulb check.
Uteri that appear non gravid should be further examined (e.g. by ammonium sulphide staining for rodents and Salewski staining or a suitable alternative method for rabbits) to confirm the non-pregnant status (5).
Will the Commission confirm the current status of US legislation effectively forbidding the import of boats by those intending to use them for commercial purposes (such as ferrying passengers or transporting freight)?
Where the operational status is indicated to the driver by warning signals, as specified in this Regulation, it shall be possible at a periodic technical inspection to confirm the correct operational status by visual observation of the warning signals following a power-on.
the information provided by the declarant is not sufficient to confirm the originating status of the products or the compliance with the conditions laid down in Article 42 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 or Article 43 of that Regulation;
Vito Genovese calls the most powerful mobsters in America to a meeting at a secluded farmhouse in upstate New York... to confirm his status as the head of the Mafia.
- the responsible authority of the Member State in question confirms residence status of the school pupil as well as his or her right to re-entry and ensures that the document is authenticated accordingly,

Alternatives:

verify the status
validate the status
ensure the status
ascertain the status
check the status

Checking the status

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when you are in the process of verifying or monitoring the status of something.

Examples:

I am currently checking the status of the shipment.
Our team is checking the status of the server.

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I'm checking the status on a paper that was circulated by a staffer here.
In the meantime, I'll be checking the status of your other projects.
Nick Donovan made an encrypted cell phone call checking the status of Claire Matthews.
At noon today, FBI Agent Nick Donovan made an encrypted cell phone call to Quantico, Virginia, checking the status of Claire Matthews.
Does the Commission have any plans to regulate the labour agencies known as gangmasters which are responsible for checking the status of the workers in law and which are now shown to have exploited some of the most vulnerable people?
Just checking on the status of my case.
Collins, this is Officer Nash - Traci - Calling, checking on the status of those crash victims.
Alternatively, this protection requirement is fulfilled when a secondary means of checking the correct operational status of the LDWS is available.
This portal provides information on submitting a request, checking on the status of an existing request, and accessing information that has been released and published by the ODNI under FOIA.
And if you take that out on her, I'll have I.C.E. down here faster than you can count, checking on the immigration status of all your employees.
And if you take that out on her, I'll have I.C.E. down here faster than you can count, checking on the immigration status of all your employees.
Margo's been checking my status updates night and day.
Staging points are necessary for feeding and watering as well as for properly checking health status.
I would thus like to see the European Commission looking at inspection services in the Member States and primarily checking their independent status.
The obligation of employers to carry out advance supervision by checking workers' residence status is valuable in that it grants a competency to the private sector; something that the European Union has not often tried.
Just triple-checking the language in our C.I. status.
The customs administrations of the Member States shall assist one another in checking the authenticity and accuracy of the documents and verifying that the procedures used in accordance with the provisions of this Title to prove the Community status of goods have been correctly applied.
The competent authorities of the countries concerned shall assist one another in checking the authenticity and accuracy of the documents and verifying that the procedures used in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter to prove the Community status of goods have been correctly applied.
Eli was just checking the planetary database.
The injection button allows checking the actual loaded dose.

Alternatives:

verifying the status
monitoring the status
reviewing the status
inspecting the status
examining the status

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Confirm the status vs Checking the status