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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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.
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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
Staley on impact of NCAA rise for women Staley was asked after Monday’s game what this sport’s rising popularity nationally has contributed to the empowerment of women, particularly women of color.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Kerr then asked after a moment.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Collins pointed to that mindset when asked after the Oregon game about Martinelli’s legacy.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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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
Staley on impact of NCAA rise for women Staley was asked after Monday’s game what this sport’s rising popularity nationally has contributed to the empowerment of women, particularly women of color.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Kerr then asked after a moment.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Collins pointed to that mindset when asked after the Oregon game about Martinelli’s legacy.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Ask after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ask%20after. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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