inquire after sb
mainly UK UK also enquire after sb— phrasal verb with inquire UK also enquire uk/ɪnˈkwaɪər/us/ɪnˈkwaɪr/verb [ I or T ]
to ask for information about someone, especially about their health, in order to be polite:
She inquired after his grandfather's health.
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Questioning people & asking questions in general
- beat
- bombard
- canvass
- cross-question
- debrief
- desk research
- enquiry
- feel sb/sth out
- interrogate
- interview
- opinion poll
- pin
- Q, q
- questioner
- questioning
- roll call
- third
- tie sb down
- what do you have to say for yourself? idiom
- worm
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