ask after

British

verb

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

he asked after her mother

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Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2024

Meanwhile, Oleh’s 78-year-old father, Stepan Kovalyk, went to the Russians’ local headquarters to ask after his son.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2024

That doesn’t seem too much to ask after 159 years and counting.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

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 think of the letter I found on Balekin’s desk, the one to Nicasia’s mother: I know the provenance of the blusher mushroom that you ask after.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

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