ask after



ask after

To inquire about another person's well-being. Oh, Joan asked after you today. I told her you're doing well.
See also: after, ask

ask after someone

to inquire about the health and well-being of someone. Hermione asked after you when I saw her today. I asked after Molly and her family.
See also: after, ask

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Flamur-Albanian
Dionysusdie-ə-NIE-səs (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)
FreyjaFRAY-ah (Norse Mythology)Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Ruth (1)ROOTH (English), ROOT (German)English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Biblical, Biblical Latin
IsmoEES-moFinnish
SamuelSAM-yoo-əl (English), SAM-yəl (English), sah-MWEL (Spanish), SAH-moo-el (Swedish, Finnish)English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Swedish, Norwegian, Dani