check (to see) whether

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herbivorie

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The document should be checked (to see) whether it is appropriate for a review.

In the above sentence, is "to see" necessary? I think so, but I saw a sentence without it. It's written by a non-native speaker though.

Or, maybe you would say "... checked "for" whether..."?
 

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'...to see' is necessary.

'...checked for whether' doesn't work for me.
 

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I'd accept "checked for whether". "Checked whether" isn't right.
"The document should be checked whether it is appropriate for a review or not" obviously has an ambiguous meaning.
There are alternatives to "to see", such as "to ascertain", "to determine" etc.
 
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