Inquire+after

  • 1inquire after — phrasal : to ask about the health or well being of the parents of the boys he played with always inquired after his father and mother Scott Fitzgerald * * * inquire after To ask about the health, etc of • • • Main Entry: ↑inquire * * * in ˈquire… …

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  • 2inquire after — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms inquire after : present tense I/you/we/they inquire after he/she/it inquires after present participle inquiring after past tense inquired after past participle inquired after British formal inquire after… …

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  • 3inquire after — PHRASAL VERB If you inquire after someone, you ask how they are or what they are doing. [FORMAL] [V P n (not pron)] Elsie called to inquire after my health …

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  • 4inquire after — phrasal to ask about the health of …

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  • 5inquire after — verb to ask about the health of someone …

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  • 6inquire after — ask for details about; ask how someone is doing …

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  • 7inquire — [in kwīr′] vi. inquired, inquiring [ME enqueren < OFr enquerre < VL * inquaerere, for L inquirere < in , into + quaerere, to seek] 1. to seek information; ask a question or questions 2. to carry out an examination or investigation:… …

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  • 8After — Aft er, prep. 1. Behind in place; as, men in line one after another. Shut doors after you. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Below in rank; next to in order. Shak. [1913 Webster] Codrus after Ph?bus sings the best. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Later in time;… …

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  • 9After — Aft er, prep. 1. Behind in place; as, men in line one after another. Shut doors after you. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Below in rank; next to in order. Shak. [1913 Webster] Codrus after Ph?bus sings the best. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Later in time;… …

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  • 10After all — After Aft er, prep. 1. Behind in place; as, men in line one after another. Shut doors after you. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Below in rank; next to in order. Shak. [1913 Webster] Codrus after Ph?bus sings the best. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Later in… …

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