check your email

Meaning

This is a highly common, everyday phrase used to ask or remind someone to look at their inbox for a sent message. In professional contexts, it is a neutral and direct way to guide a colleague, client, or partner to important information, documents, or updates you have sent digitally.

Examples

• I just sent over the contract, so please check your email.

  I just sent over the contract, so please check your email.

• Could you check your email? I forwarded the meeting notes to you.

  Could you check your email? I forwarded the meeting notes to you.

• I'll send the details later, so make sure to check your email before the call.

  I'll send the details later, so make sure to check your email before the call.

• If you check your email, you'll find the link to the shared folder.

  If you check your email, you'll find the link to the shared folder.

• Please check your email for the flight confirmation and itinerary.

  Please check your email for the flight confirmation and itinerary.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Check your mail.

  ✓ Check your email.

  While 'mail' can sometimes mean email, in modern business contexts 'check your mail' often sounds like you are asking them to physically go to their physical mailbox outside.

• ✗ Control your email.

  ✓ Check your email.

  Non-native speakers whose L1 uses a word like 'controler' or 'controlar' often mistranslate this. In English, 'control' means to dominate or manage, whereas 'check' means to look at or verify.

Related Expressions

Practice

• I just sent the presentation slides, so please ___.

  💡 Look at your digital inbox.

  Show answer

  check your email

• Did you ___? I sent the Zoom link ten minutes ago.

  💡 Verify if you received my message.

  Show answer

  check your email