ask after

ask after
To enquire about the health or progress (of someone).

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  • ask after — ˈask ˌafter [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they ask after he/she/it asks after present participle asking after past tense …   Useful english dictionary

  • ask after — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms ask after : present tense I/you/we/they ask after he/she/it asks after present participle asking after past tense asked after past participle asked after ask after someone to ask for news about someone I met… …   English dictionary

  • ask after somebody — ˈask after sb derived (BrE) to say that you would like to know how sb is, what they are doing, etc • He always asks after you in his letters. Main entry: ↑askderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • ask after — PHRASAL VERB If someone asks after you, they ask someone how you are. [V P n] I had a letter from Jane. She asks after you …   English dictionary

  • ask after — Brit. enquire about the well being of. → ask …   English new terms dictionary

  • ask after — inquire about …   English contemporary dictionary

  • ask — [ æsk ] verb *** > 1 try to get information > 2 tell someone you want something > 3 expect something > 4 say you want something done > 5 invite someone to do something >+ PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to speak or write …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • ask — /ask / (say ahsk) verb (t) 1. to put a question to: ask him. 2. to seek to be informed about: to ask the way; to ask her the way. 3. to seek by words to obtain; request: to ask advice; to ask a favour. 4. to solicit; request of (with a personal… …  

  • Ask — Ask, v. i. 1. To request or petition; usually followed by for; as, to ask for bread. [1913 Webster] Ask, and it shall be given you. Matt. vii. 7. [1913 Webster] 2. To make inquiry, or seek by request; sometimes followed by after. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ask — ► VERB 1) say something in order to get an answer or some information. 2) say that one wants someone to do, give, or allow something. 3) (ask for) request to speak to. 4) expect or demand (something) of someone. 5) invite (someone) to a social… …   English terms dictionary

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