inquire

in·quire  (n-kwr) also en·quire (n-)

v. in·quired also en·quired, in·quir·ing also en·quir·ing, in·quires also en·quires

v.intr.

1. To seek information by asking a question: inquired about prices.

2. To make an inquiry or investigation: inquire into the extent of the corruption.

v.tr.

1. To ask about.

2. To ask: "I am free to inquire what a work of art means to me" (Bernard Berenson). See Synonyms at ask.

Phrasal Verb:

inquire after

To ask about the health or condition of.

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[Middle English enquiren, from Old French enquerre, from Vulgar Latin *inquaerere, alteration of Latin inqurere : in-, into; see in-² + quaerere, to seek.]

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in·quirer n.

in·quiring·ly adv.

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inquire, enquire [ɪnˈkwaɪə]

vb

1.

a.  to seek information; ask she inquired his age she inquired about rates of pay

b.  (foll by of) to ask (a person) for information I'll inquire of my aunt when she is coming

2. (intr; often foll by into) to make a search or investigation

[from Latin inquīrere from in-² + quaerere to seek]

inquirer , enquirer n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	inquire - inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times" ask, enquire communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" ask - direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question" pry - be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!" confer with, consult - get or ask advice from; "Consult your local broker"; "They had to consult before arriving at a decision" ask - address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"
	2.	inquire - have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church" wonder, enquire query, question - pose a question request - inquire for (information); "I requested information from the secretary"
	3.	inquire - 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" enquire, investigate spy - secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage; "spy for the Russians" probe, examine - question or examine thoroughly and closely

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inquire enquire

verb ask, question, query, quiz, seek information of, request information of He inquired whether there had been any messages left for him.

inquire into something investigate, study, examine, consider, research, search, explore, look into, inspect, probe into, scrutinize, make inquiries into Inspectors inquired into the affairs of the company.

Translations

inquire [ɪnˈkwaɪəʳ]

A. VT → preguntar
to inquire sth of sb → preguntar algo a algn
to inquire when/whether → preguntar cuándo/si ...
he inquired the price → preguntó cuánto costaba

B. VI → preguntar
to inquire about sth → preguntar por algo, informarse de algo
I am inquiring about your advertisement in today's paper (by phone) → llamo para preguntar acerca de su anuncio en el periódico de hoy
to inquire after or for or about sb → preguntar por algn
she inquired after your health → preguntó por tu salud, preguntó qué tal andabas de salud
to inquire into sth → investigar or indagar algo
I shouldn't inquire too closely if I were you → yo que tú no haría demasiadas preguntas
"inquire within" → infórmese en el interior
"inquire at No. 14" → razón: en el n

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inquire [ɪnˈkwaɪə^r]

vi → se renseigner
If you need help, inquire within → Si vous avez besoin d'aide, renseignez-vous à l'intérieur.
to inquire about sth → se renseigner sur qch
I'm going to inquire about train times → Je vais me renseigner sur les horaires des trains.

vt → demander, s'enquérir (formal)
"Is something wrong?" he inquired → "Quelque chose ne va pas?" demanda-t-il., "Quelque chose ne va pas?" s'enquit-t-il.
to inquire when ... → demander quand ...
to inquire where ... → demander où ...
to inquire whether ... → demander si ...

inquire after

vt fus [+ person] → s'enquérir de, demander des nouvelles de
to inquire after sb's health → s'enquérir de la santé de qn

inquire into

vt fus [+ death] → enquêter sur; [+ allegation, complaint] → enquêter sur
A commission has been set up to inquire into allegations of government abuses of power → Une commission a été nommée pour enquêter sur des allégations d'abus de pouvoir de la part du gouvernement.

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inquire, enquire

vt the time, a name, the way → sich erkundigen nach, fragen nach; to inquire something of somebody → sich bei jdm nach etw erkundigen; he inquired what/whether/when etc … → er erkundigte sich or fragte, was/ob/wann etc …

vi → sich erkundigen (about nach), fragen (about nach, wegen); “inquire within” → „Näheres im Geschäft“

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inquire [ɪnˈkwaɪəʳ]

1. vt to inquire when/where/whether → domandare quando/dove/se
to inquire sth of sb → domandare qc a qn

2. vi to inquire (about sth) → informarsi (di or su qc), chiedere informazioni (su qc)

inquire after vi + prep (person) → chiedere di; (sb's health) → informarsi di

inquire into vi + prep → indagare su, svolgere delle indagini su

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inquire

v inquire, enquire [inˈkwaiə]

1 to ask He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left. verneem يَسْأل عن запитване zeptat se spørge fragen ρωτώ preguntar uurima, küsima پرسیدن kysyä demander לְבָרֵר पूछ-ताछ करना pitati (meg)kérdez, (meg)érdeklődik) menanyakan spyrja um domandare, chiedere 尋ねる 묻다 klausti pajautāt menanyakan vragen spørre om, forespørre pytać perguntar a întreba узнавать opýtať sa vprašati pitati fråga om (efter) ไต่ถาม sormak 詢問 питати دریافت کرنا hỏi thăm 问

2 (withabout) to ask for information about They inquired about trains to London. navraag doen يَسْتَفْسِر عن разпитвам informovat se na forhøre sig sich erkundigen ζητώ πληροφορίες, ρωτώ να μάθω pedir información millegi kohta küsima استعلام کردن tiedustella (s')informer (sur) לְבַקֵש מידָע पता करना पूछना raspitivati tudakozódik menanyakan spyrjast fyrir um informarsi ～について尋ねる 정보를 요청하다 teirautis, klausti pajautāt; ievākt ziņas menanyakan informeren naar forhøre seg om zasięgać informacji pedir informações a se inte­resa (de) осведомляться informovať sa (na) poizvedovati raspitivati se fråga om สอบถาม bilgi edinmek 打聽 питати معلومات حاصل کرنا hỏi thông tin 询问

3 (withafter) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health) He enquired after her mother. verneem يَسْأل عن صِحَّة интересувам се pozeptat se na forhøre sig om sich erkundigen ρωτώ να μάθω πώς είναι κπ. preguntar por teada saada tahtma جویا شدن tiedustella demander des nouvelles (de) לִשאוֹל לִשלוֹם- के विषय में पूछना raspitivati érdeklődik menanyakan grennslast fyrir um chiedere notizie di 安否を尋ねる 안부를 묻다 pasiteirauti apjautāties (par kāda veselību, labklājību) menanyakan informeren naar spørre hvordan det står til dowiadywać się perguntar por a se interesa (de) осведомляться pýtať sa (na) pozanimati se raspitivati se za höra sig för om ถามถึง hâl ve hatırını sormak 問起(某人)的狀況 довідуватися کسی کی حالت دریافت کرنا hỏi thăm sức khoẻ 问起（某人）的状况

4 (withfor) to ask to see or talk to (a person) Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out. vra vir يَسْأل عن شَخْص запитване žádat spørge efter fragen ζητώ preguntar por kedagi küsima, kedagi tahtma خواستار شدن kysyä jnk perään demander לְבַקֵש देखने या मिलने के लिए पूछना pitati keres (vkit) minta bicara spyrja um chiedere 面会を求める 이야기 할 수 있는지 문의하다 klausti, prašyti jautāt (pēc kāda) minta bicara vragen naar spørre om, henvende seg til dopytywać się perguntar por a întreba (de) спрашивать chcieť hovoriť (s) pozanimati se tražiti fråga efter สอบถาม istemek 要求與某人見面或談話 питати کسی شخص کے متعلق پوچھنا đòi được gặp 要见

5 (withfor) to ask for (goods in a shop etc) Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue. navraag doen يَطْلُب разпитвам poptávat se po spørge efter fragen ζητώ preguntar, pedir millegi järgi küsima خواستار شدن pyytää demander לְבַקֵש मांगना raspitivati keres (vmit) minta spyrjast fyrir um chiedere 求める (가게의 물품에) 대하여 문의하다 klausti, prašyti jautāt (pēc kaut kā) minta vragen om spørre etter pytać się perguntar por a cere (să vadă) интересоваться vypytovať sa (na) povpraševati tražiti fråga efter สอบถาม sormak 洽詢(店內商品等) дізнаватися تلاش کرنا đòi lấy cái gì 询问

6 (withinto) to try to discover the facts of The police are inquiring into the matter. ondersoek instel يَتَحَرّى عن، يُحَقِّق في разследвам vyšetřovat undersøge; efterforske untersuchen ερευνώ investigar, indagar, tratar de averiguar uurima تحقیق کردن tutkia enquêter (sur) לַחֲקוֹר जांच करना ispitati, istražiti vizsgálatot folytat menyidik grennslast fyrir um, rannsaka indagare 調べる 사실을 확인하다 tirti pētīt menyelidik onderzoeken undersøke, etterforske badać investigar a cer­ceta расследовать vyšetrovať raziskovati istraživati undersöka, forska i, utreda สืบหาความจริง araştırmak, tahkik etmek 調查 з'ясовувати; розслідувати تفتیش کرنا cố gắng tìm hiểu 查问

n inˈquiry [American also ˈinkwəri]

1 (an act of) asking or investigating His inquiries led him to her hotel; (also adjective ) All questions will be dealt with at the inquiry desk. ondersoek إسْتِفْسار، إسْتِعْلام разузнавам informace; (-mační) forespørgsel; informations- die Erkundigung; Auskunfts-... έρευνα investigaciones, indagaciones uurimine, küsitlemine, juurdlus پرسش؛ تحقیق tutkimus (demande de) renseignement(s) בֵּירוּר पूछताछ traženje érdeklődés, tudakozódás penyelidikan fyrirspurn; rannsókn richiesta d'informazioni; (delle) informazioni 問い合わせ 질문 klausimas, teiravimasis uzziņas; ziņu birojs pertanyaan vraag, onderzoek forespørsel, spørsmål pytanie, dociekanie, prośba o informacje informações investigaţie наведение справок informácia; informačný poizvedovanje; informacijski istraga fråga, förfrågan, förfrågning การไต่สวน soru, sual; araştırma 詢問 довідка تحقیقات یا تفتیش کا عمل sự điều tra 询问

2 an investigation An inquiry is being held into her disappearance. ondersoek تَحْقيق разследване vyšetřování undersøgelse; efterforskning die Untersuchung ανάκριση, δικαστική έρευνα investigación, pesquisa uurimine, juurdlus تحقیق؛ رسیدگی tutkimus enquête חֲקִירָה पूछताछ, जांच, तलाश istraga nyomozás, vizsgálat penyidikan (lögreglu)rannsókn indagine 調査 (사건 등의) 조사 tyrimas izmeklēšana penyiasatan gerechtelijk onderzoek etterforskning, undersøkelse dochodzenie inquérito anchetă расследование vyšetrovanie preiskava istraga undersökning, förhör การไต่สวน soruşturma, tahkik 調查 розслідування تحقیق cuộc điều tra 调查

make inquiries

to ask for information. navraag doen يَجْمَع مَعْلومات عن разпитвам informovat se forespørge Erkundigungen einziehen ζητώ πληροφορίες, συγκεντρώνω στοιχεία pedir información, investigar uurima, küsitlema درباره چیزی پرس و جو کردن kysellä se renseigner לְבַקֵש מֵידָע पूछताछ करना raspitivati se tudakozódik, érdeklődik mencari informasi gera fyrirspurnir, leita upplÿsinga chiedere informazioni 問い合わせる 정보를 요청하다 klausti, teirautis ievākt ziņas bertanya navraag doen drive etterforskning dowiadywać się pedir informações a face cercetări наводить справки informovať sa poizvedovati raspitivati se göra förfrågningar, inhämta upplysningar การไต่สวน soruşturma/tahkikat yapmak 詢問(某事) запитувати, довідуватися معلومات حاصل کرنا hỏi thông tin 询问（某事）

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inquire → يَسأَل عن, يَستعَلِم عن informovat (se), zeptat (se) forespørge erkundigen (sich) διευρενώ, ερευνώ indagar, inquirir tiedustella demander pitati, upitati chiedere, indagare 問い合わせる, 尋ねる 문의하다 navragen forespørre, spørre dowiedzieć się, zasięgnąć informacji averiguar, informar-se осведомляться, спрашивать efterfråga, fråga ไต่ถาม, ถามคำถาม araştırmak, soruşturmak tìm hiểu 查究, 询问