inquire after
Verb
Meaning
inquire after (third-person singular simple present inquires after, present participle inquiring after, simple past and past participle inquired after)
(transitive, US) to ask about the health of someone.
Synonyms
Examples
When I read the rules of criticism, I immediately inquire after the works of the author who has written them, and by that means discover what it is he likes in a composition.
We are born to inquire after truth; it belongs to a greater power to possess it. It is not, as Democritus said, hid in the bottom of the deeps, but rather elevated to an infinite height in the divine knowledge.