To ask for news about someone
He was about to ask after Paula when the kitchen door opened and she appeared lugging a rubbish sack.
I met Bob and he asked after you.
I would engage him in conversation, ask after his health and that of his family, and tell him it was good to hear his voice.
`I thought you might be calling to ask after that guy you sent us.
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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