"enquire after" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: enquires after [present, singular, third-person], enquiring after [participle, present], enquired after [participle, past], enquired after [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} enquire after (third-person singular simple present enquires after, present participle enquiring after, simple past and past participle enquired after)
  1. British form of inquire after Tags: British, alt-of Alternative form of: inquire after
    Sense id: en-enquire_after-en-verb-Sj8dE7b0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (after)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for enquire after meaning in English (1.1kB)

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