- ask after someone
- ask after someoneto inquire about the health and wellbeing of someone. •
Hermione asked after you when I saw her today.
•I asked after Molly and her family.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
ask after someone
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ask after — ˈask ˌafter [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they ask after he/she/it asks after present participle asking after past tense … Useful english dictionary
ask after — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms ask after : present tense I/you/we/they ask after he/she/it asks after present participle asking after past tense asked after past participle asked after ask after someone to ask for news about someone I met… … English dictionary
ask after — PHRASAL VERB If someone asks after you, they ask someone how you are. [V P n] I had a letter from Jane. She asks after you … English dictionary
ask after — verb To enquire about the health or progress (of someone) … Wiktionary
ask — [ æsk ] verb *** > 1 try to get information > 2 tell someone you want something > 3 expect something > 4 say you want something done > 5 invite someone to do something >+ PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to speak or write … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ask — ask1 W1S1 [a:sk US æsk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(question)¦ 2¦(for help/advice etc)¦ 3¦(price)¦ 4¦(invite)¦ 5¦(demand)¦ 6 be asking for trouble 7 ask yourself something 8 if you ask me 9 don t ask me 10 don t ask … Dictionary of contemporary English
ask — /ask / (say ahsk) verb (t) 1. to put a question to: ask him. 2. to seek to be informed about: to ask the way; to ask her the way. 3. to seek by words to obtain; request: to ask advice; to ask a favour. 4. to solicit; request of (with a personal… …
ask — ► VERB 1) say something in order to get an answer or some information. 2) say that one wants someone to do, give, or allow something. 3) (ask for) request to speak to. 4) expect or demand (something) of someone. 5) invite (someone) to a social… … English terms dictionary
ask — [[t]ɑ͟ːsk, æ̱sk[/t]] ♦ asks, asking, asked 1) VERB If you ask someone something, you say something to them in the form of a question because you want to know the answer. [V with quote] How is Frank? he asked... [V n n] I asked him his name... [V … English dictionary
ask — I UK [ɑːsk] / US [æsk] verb Word forms ask : present tense I/you/we/they ask he/she/it asks present participle asking past tense asked past participle asked *** Get it right: ask: The verb ask is never used with the preposition to. It takes a… … English dictionary
ask — verb 1》 say something in order to obtain an answer or information: I asked her what she meant. ↘(ask after or Scottish for) Brit. enquire about the well being of. 2》 say to (someone) that one wants them to do or give something. ↘say that… … English new terms dictionary
