ask after
phrasal verb
asked after; asking after; asks after
: to ask about (someone or something)
He asked after my wife's health.
He greeted us warmly and asked after our families.
Examples of ask after in a Sentence
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Withers was asked after the game if he’d been called for a lane violation in his basketball career.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Mar. 2025
Scheyer was asked after Duke’s win over Miami last week what UM fans can expect from Lucas should he be hired.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Oksana had a Zoom meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in her sleep, and asked after his health.
—Mireille Juchau, The Dial, 4 Feb. 2025
Mejia asked after the vote, adding her frustration with Councilor Liz Breadon’s absence from the meeting.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
LaFleur was asked after Green Bay’s 34-0 win over the Saints this week what’s the next step for an offense lighting up the scoreboard.
—Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Sean Payton was asked after the Denver Broncos’ wild-card loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday to assess the first playoff start for his quarterback, Bo Nix.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
That's the question the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) is asking after digging through a million notes in a public X dataset to find out how many misleading claims spreading widely on X about the US election weren't quickly fact-checked.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2024
He was named the Offensive MVP. Day was asked after the game about Smith's impact in his first year.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Mar. 2025
Scheyer was asked after Duke’s win over Miami last week what UM fans can expect from Lucas should he be hired.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Oksana had a Zoom meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in her sleep, and asked after his health.
—Mireille Juchau, The Dial, 4 Feb. 2025
Mejia asked after the vote, adding her frustration with Councilor Liz Breadon’s absence from the meeting.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
LaFleur was asked after Green Bay’s 34-0 win over the Saints this week what’s the next step for an offense lighting up the scoreboard.
—Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Sean Payton was asked after the Denver Broncos’ wild-card loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday to assess the first playoff start for his quarterback, Bo Nix.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
That's the question the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) is asking after digging through a million notes in a public X dataset to find out how many misleading claims spreading widely on X about the US election weren't quickly fact-checked.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2024
He was named the Offensive MVP. Day was asked after the game about Smith's impact in his first year.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Ask after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ask%20after. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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