ASK AFTER (SOMEBODY)


Meaning of ASK AFTER (SOMEBODY) in English

ask after somebody phrasal verb British English ( see also ↑ ask )

if you ask after someone, you want to know whether they are well, what they are doing etc:

I spoke to James today. He was asking after you.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.