Meanings
verbask after (third-person singular simple present asks after, present participle asking after, simple past and past participle asked after)
present singular third person asks after · participle present asking after · participle past asked after · past asked after
- idiomaticTo enquire about the health or progress (of someone).
He was surprised at my presence, I believe, but reacted with perfect aplomb. He asked after my Aunt Mamie, I after some of his cousins...
2006, Jed Rubenfeld, The Interpretation of Murder, page 499Synonyms: inquire after
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo enquire about the health or progress (of someone).
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Translations
French demander après
- demander aprèsenquire about the health or progress of someone
German sich nach jemandem erkundigen
- sich nach jemandem erkundigenenquire about the health or progress of someone
Irish tuairisc duine a chur
- tuairisc duine a churenquire about the health or progress of someone
Persian سراغ گرفتن
- سراغ گرفتن (sorâġ gereftan)enquire about the health or progress of someone
Scottish Gaelic gabh naidheachd
- gabh naidheachdenquire about the health or progress of someone
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APA
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“ask after.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ask%20after. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ask after,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ask%20after.
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