check your feed

Meaning

To look at the updated list of posts, photos, or news on a social media platform to see what is new. It is a quick, routine action to stay updated with friends or accounts you follow.

Examples

• Let me just check my feed quickly to see if anyone posted updates.

  Let me just check my feed quickly to see if anyone posted updates.

• He checks his feed first thing in the morning, even before brushing his teeth.

  He checks his feed first thing in the morning, even before brushing his teeth.

• If you check your feed, you'll see the photos I uploaded from the party.

  If you check your feed, you'll see the photos I uploaded from the party.

• I try not to check my feed while I'm out having dinner with friends.

  I try not to check my feed while I'm out having dinner with friends.

• She refreshed the app to check her feed for any new announcements.

  She refreshed the app to check her feed for any new announcements.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I need to check my feeds.

  ✓ I need to check my feed.

  Even if you follow many people, the stream of content on a single app is referred to in the singular as 'my feed'.

• ✗ I checked my feed on Facebook.

  ✓ I checked my Facebook feed.

  While not strictly grammatically wrong, native speakers usually say 'check my feed' or specify the platform directly rather than using 'on'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• I always ___ during my lunch break to see what my friends are up to.

  💡 Look at the updated posts on social media.

  Show answer

  check my feed

• Did you ___? Sarah just posted her engagement photos!

  💡 Look at your social media stream.

  Show answer

  check your feed