ask after

Meaning

1. ask after sb

   to say that you would like to know how sb is, what they are doing, etc.

   He always asks after you in his letters.

In the movies · 8

• It's my job to ask questions after nightfall.The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001
• Tell him you were asking after him.Babylon2022
• He was asking after you.First Man2018
• You don't get to ask questions after the nonsense you pulled on Knowhere.Guardians of the Galaxy2014
• If I ever meet a sea turtle, I'll ask him, after I'm done talking to the shark.Finding Nemo2003
• after asking you to come down here with such a weird request.X-Men: First Class2011
• And by the way, I can't believe you asked Ramona out after I specifically told you not to do that.Scott Pilgrim vs. the World2010
• -Tell your ma I was asking after him, will you? -Aye.Belfast2021

Learn it in full scenes

• Belfast2021
  • Buddy Caught in a Street Riot
  • Belfast Builds the Barricades
  • Belfast Family Argues About Religion

From the same entry

• ask for it
• be asking for trouble
• don't ask
• don't ask me
• for the asking
• I ask you
• if you ask me
• ask around
• ask back
• ask for
• ask out
• a big ask