enquire after in English

Forms: enquires after [present, singular, third-person], enquiring after [participle, present], enquired after [participle, past], enquired after [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} enquire after (third-person singular simple present enquires after, present participle enquiring after, simple past and past participle enquired after)

Inflected forms

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"enquire after" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms