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ask after

British  

verb

  1. (preposition) to make inquiries about the health of (someone)

    he asked after her mother

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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That's the question you have to ask after seeing such a magnificent performance from Erik ten Hag's side to win Saturday's FA Cup final.

From BBC May 26, 2024

A good question to ask, after that, is why they want so many people to remain ignorant.

From Salon Mar. 16, 2024

But wait, you might ask after some basic math, shouldn’t there be 198 speakers?

From Seattle Times Sep. 26, 2023

At Holy Trinity church, volunteers who tend to the Shakespeare family graves said that many more visitors now ask after her, as well as him.

From New York Times Apr. 7, 2023

“I know there is some complicated mathematical equation that figures that out, but no, I don’t think it’s a one-to-one ratio thing. We can ask after this is all over.”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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