ask after
ask after verb: to enquire about the health or progress (of someone).
Verb
ask after (third-person singular simple present asks after, present participle asking after, simple past and past participle asked after)
- To 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 499
- Synonyms:
- inquire after
ask after meaning in Marathi, Malayalam, Sanskrit and Persian
ask after in Marathi
- enquire about the health or progress of someone
- पुसणे pusṇe
ask after in Malayalam
- to ask after
- തിരക്കുക tirakkuka
ask after in Sanskrit
- to ask after, inquire
- प्रछ् prach
ask after in Persian
- enquire about the health or progress of someone
- سراغ گرفتن sorâġ gereftan
Synonyms of ask after
Forms of ask after
| third-person singular present | asks after |
|---|---|
| present participle | asking after |
| past participle | asked after |
| past | asked after |
Questions about ask after
- What does ask after mean?
- Ask after means to enquire about the health or progress (of someone).
- What is ask after in Marathi?
- Ask after in Marathi is पुसणे (pusṇe). See Ask after meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is ask after?
- Ask after is a verb.
- What is the past tense of ask after?
- The past tense of ask after is asked after.
Words near ask after in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ask after (page history and authors); തിരക്കുക (Malayalam) (page history and authors); प्रछ् (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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