Usually means: Inquire about someone's health, wellbeing.
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  1. ask after: Collins English Dictionary
  2. ask after: Wiktionary
  3. ask after: Dictionary.com
  4. ask after: TheFreeDictionary.com
  5. ask after: Merriam-Webster
  6. ask after: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  7. ask after: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  8. ask after: Merriam-Webster

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  1. ask after: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (ask after)

▸ verb:  (idiomatic) To enquire about the health or progress (of someone).

Similar:
inquire after, enquire after, check up on, inquire of, enquire, query, examine, check in, question, inquire, more...

Opposite:
ignore, neglect, forget, disregard

Types:
inquire, check up on, look in on, more...

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Similar:
inquire after, enquire after, check up on, inquire of, enquire, query, examine, check in, question, inquire, more...

Opposite:
ignore, neglect, forget, disregard

Types:
inquire, check up on, look in on, more...



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