Inquire

Word INQUIRE
Character 7
Hyphenation in quire
Pronunciations /ɪnˈkwaɪə/

Definitions and meanings of "Inquire"

What do we mean by inquire?

To seek information by asking a question. intransitive verb

To make an inquiry or investigation. intransitive verb

To ask, especially politely or formally: synonym: ask. intransitive verb

To ask questions about (something); investigate or analyze. intransitive verb

To ask about the health or condition of (someone). phrasal verb

Inquiry; search; investigation. noun

To search for; seek out; make investigation concerning.

To ask about (a thing or person); seek knowledge of by asking.

To call; name.

To ask of; question.

Synonyms Ask, Inquire, Question, etc. See ask.

To seek for knowledge or information; make inquisition or investigation; use means for discovering or learning something.

To ask for information; seek knowledge of something by asking a question or questions: as, I will inquire about it.

To ask about; to seek to know by asking; to make examination or inquiry respecting. transitive verb

To call or name. transitive verb

To ask a question; to seek for truth or information by putting queries. intransitive verb

To seek to learn anything by recourse to the proper means of knowledge; to make examination. intransitive verb

To ask (about something). verb

To make an inquiry or an investigation. verb

Have a wish or desire to know something verb

To ask (about something).

To make an inquiry or an investigation.

To call; to name.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Inquire

The word "inquire" in example sentences

Any knowledge that I inquire is from the limited public sources that the APD can't suppress or intimidate. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I was instructed to inquire from the German Government as to whether a German submarine had sunk the Sussex. ❋ Gerard, James W (1917)

I was instructed to inquire from the German Government as to whether a German submarine had sunk the _Sussex_. ❋ Unknown (1909)

"My dear sir – you are the most extraordinary – may I again inquire your reasons?" ❋ Unknown (1897)

"Of what would my sweet cousin inquire?" asked Murray, partaking her agitation. ❋ Unknown (1875)

If you doubt my word inquire of Mr Sidney or Lady Mary. ' ❋ Emma Marshall (1864)

Greeks, we again inquire into the fate of Rome, 58 which had reached, about the close of the sixth century, the lowest period of her depression. ❋ Unknown (1206)

That’s entirely up to the producer and calling the producer to inquire is not usually a good idea. ❋ Unknown (2009)

To doubt is heresy -- to inquire is to admit that you do not know -- the church does neither. ❋ Robert Green Ingersoll (1866)

Under the authority of this analogy we may be permitted to inquire, which is the grandest display of the Divine power, — the creation of natural or of spiritual light? ❋ Unknown (1812)

You are right...white students are more likely to "inquire" to their professors/instructors as to why they got a B or a C in a class. ❋ Anxious Black Woman (2008)

Hey while you're at it maybe you can "inquire" of them too. ❋ Nathaniel Livingston (2006)

But suppose he had proposed this as the chief topic for discourse, doth it never become a philosopher to inquire which is the convenient and proper time? ❋ Unknown (2004)

Possibly Hen, being a lynx-eyed Cooney, had somehow gathered that her lovely cousin had not dropped in merely to "inquire"; for when she returned to the parlor, having doubtless put her hot-water bottle where it would do the most good, she did not expend much time on reporting upon her invalids, or become involved in the minor doings of the day. ❋ Henry Sydnor Harrison (1905)

When Carlisle called about noon to "inquire" after her respected neighbor, who had lain four weeks in mysterious coma, her ring was answered and the door opened by young Dr. Vivian. ❋ Henry Sydnor Harrison (1905)

But then, although the Americans say "inquire," just as we do, they illogically put the stress on the first syllable when they talk about an "in´quiry." ❋ Unknown (1903)

The irregular spelling of words ( "inquire", "enquire", etc.) in this etext tend to be reproduced faithfully from the 1922 edition, but accents are not preserved ... ❋ Unknown (1899)

God giving them up in wrath to their own lie. idols -- though pretending to "inquire" of Me, "in their hearts" they are ❋ Unknown (1871)

'Alas, poor moth! must we again inquire which is the more fatal -- weakness or wickedness? ❋ Robert Louis Stevenson (1872)

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