ask after
ask after · asks after · asked after · asking after
sich nach jemandem erkundigen
To enquire about the health or progressTo enquire about the health or progress (of someone).
» The students asked questions one after another.
Студенты задавали вопросы один за другим.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To enquire about the health or progress (of someone).
sich nach jemandem erkundigen
Examples
35 sentencesThe students asked questions one after another.
ruСтуденты задавали вопросы один за другим.
She asked after my parents' health when I met her the other day.
He asked after you.
ruОн спрашивал о тебе.
deEr hat sich nach dir erkundigt.
I asked after Tom.
Tom asked question after question.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
enquire about the health or progress of someone:
Forms
asks after, asking after, asked after, asked after| Base form | ask after · to ask after |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | asks after |
| Present participle | asking after |
| Past simple | asked after |
| Past participle | asked after |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
8 phrasal verbs- ask outзапитати, питатиTo invite somebody, especially on a date.
- ask inзапросити, запрошуватиTo invite someone to enter one's house.
- ask overзапросити, запрошуватиTo invite (someone) to come to one's house or other place.
- ask forпросити, попроситиTo request; to order.
- ask aroundрозпитати, розпитуватиTo enquire of different people about something.
- ask roundзапросити, запрошуватиTo enquire of several people.
- ask backTo invite an interviewee to a further interview.
- ask afterTo enquire about the health or progress (of someone).
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb