inquire after

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inquire after someone

to ask about the well-being of someone. Jerry inquired after you when I saw him at the store today. I will inquire after his wife the next time I see him.

See also: after, inquire

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His companions came in great numbers to inquire after his health, and each one helped himself to a share of the food which had been placed for his use; so that he died, not from his sickness, but from the failure of the means of living. Fables by Aesop View in context He was then, he said, on his way to Longbourn on purpose to inquire after her. Pride and Prejudice by Austen, Jane View in context Besides this, I observed that the men made no scruple to set themselves out, and to go a-fortunehunting, as they call it, when they had really no fortune themselves to demand it, or merit to deserve it; and that they carried it so high, that a woman was scarce allowed to inquire after the character or estate of the person that pretended to her. The Fortunes & Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders by Defoe, Daniel View in context			inform of inform on information infringe on infuse infuse into infuse with ingratiate ingratiate oneself into ingratiate oneself with inherit from inhibit from doing initiate into inject into ink ink in inkling inlay with innocent innocent as a lamb inoculate inoculate against inoculate with inquire inquire about inquire after inquire for inquire into inquire of inquire within ins ins and outs inscribe inscribe into inscribe on inscribe with insert insert between insert in inside inside a week inside information inside job inside joke inside story inside track insinuate insinuate oneself into insist on inspire inspire in			inquietude inquiline inquiline Inquilines Inquilines inquilinism inquilinism inquilinity inquilinity Inquilino inquilinous inquilinous Inquilism Inquilism Inquilism inquinare inquinare Inquinate Inquinate Inquination inquinatus Inquirable Inquirance inquire inquire inquire inquire inquire inquire about inquire about or after inquire after inquire for inquire for inquire into inquire into inquire into inquire into systematically inquire of inquire of inquire to ascertain facts inquire within inquired inquired inquired inquirendo Inquirent inquirer inquirer inquirer Inquirer (disambiguation) Inquirer (disambiguation) inquirere inquirers inquirers inquires inquires inquires inquiries inquiries inquiries inquiries

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