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in⋅quire
[in-kwahyuh
r]
verb, -quired, -quir⋅ing.
–verb (used without object)
–verb (used with object)
—Verb phrase
| 1. | to seek information by questioning; ask: to inquire about a person. |
| 2. | to make investigation (usually fol. by into): to inquire into the incident. |
| 3. | to seek to learn by asking: to inquire a person's name. |
| 4. | Obsolete. to seek. |
| 5. | Obsolete. to question (a person). |
| 6. | inquire after, to ask about the state of health or condition of: Friends have been calling all morning to inquire after you. |
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Language Translation for : inquire
| Spanish: | preguntar, | German: | fragen, | Japanese: | 尋ねる |
| in·quire
(ĭn-kwīr') Pronunciation Key
v. in·quired also en·quired, in·quir·ing also en·quir·ing, in·quires also en·quires v. intr.
v. tr.
Phrasal Verb(s): inquire after To ask about the health or condition of. [Middle English enquiren, from Old French enquerre, from Vulgar Latin *inquaerere, alteration of Latin inquīrere : in-, into; see in-2 + quaerere, to seek.] in·quir'er n., in·quir'ing·ly adv. |
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inquire
c.1290, from O.Fr. enquerre, from V.L. *inquærere, from L. in- "into" + quærere "ask, seek" (see query). Respelled 14c. on L. model, but half-Latinized enquire still persists.
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| inquire | |
verb | |
| 1. | inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times" [syn: ask] |
| 2. | have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church" [syn: wonder] |
| 3. | conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady" [syn: investigate] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Inquire
In"quest\, n. [OE. enqueste, OF. enqueste, F. enqu[^e]te, LL. inquesta, for inquisita, fr. L. inquisitus, p. p. of inquirere. See Inquire.]1. Inquiry; quest; search. [R.] --Spenser. The laborious and vexatious inquest that the soul must make after science. --South. 2. (Law) (a) Judicial inquiry; official examination, esp. before a jury; as, a coroner's inquest in case of a sudden death. (b) A body of men assembled under authority of law to inquire into any matterm civil or criminal, particularly any case of violent or sudden death; a jury, particularly a coroner's jury. The grand jury is sometimes called the grand inquest. See under Grand. (c) The finding of the jury upon such inquiry. Coroner's inquest, an inquest held by a coroner to determine the cause of any violent, sudden, or mysterious death. See Coroner. Inquest of office, an inquiry made, by authority or direction of proper officer, into matters affecting the rights and interests of the crown or of the state. --Craig. Bouvier.
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