ask after
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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Rachel Chinouriri asked after settling into a tent on the grounds at Gov Ball.
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Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
Bush Hager asked after Daly had finished.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
But the older residents stop her to check in and ask after Shelly.
—Mike Albo, Vulture, 2 June 2026
There’s the goofball, who Tigers head coach Michelle Raposo needed little time to think over as the silliest member of her team when asked after the 9-3 win over Norton.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026
Miller-Green asks after pressing inside.
—Jessica Blough, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Natalie asks after her daughter fires off a string of words punctuated by extraneous vowels.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
Mitsuye once asked after hearing a parent-to-parent debate about whether a 10-year-old should carry a walkie-talkie while playing with other kids in a park roughly 150 yards from the front door.
—Andre Mouchard, Daily News, 9 May 2026
Sakeena asked after Ramzan hung up.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
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Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
Bush Hager asked after Daly had finished.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
But the older residents stop her to check in and ask after Shelly.
—Mike Albo, Vulture, 2 June 2026
There’s the goofball, who Tigers head coach Michelle Raposo needed little time to think over as the silliest member of her team when asked after the 9-3 win over Norton.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026
Miller-Green asks after pressing inside.
—Jessica Blough, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Natalie asks after her daughter fires off a string of words punctuated by extraneous vowels.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
Mitsuye once asked after hearing a parent-to-parent debate about whether a 10-year-old should carry a walkie-talkie while playing with other kids in a park roughly 150 yards from the front door.
—Andre Mouchard, Daily News, 9 May 2026
Sakeena asked after Ramzan hung up.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
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“Ask after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ask%20after. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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