in·quire ( n-kw r ) 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. Phrasal Verb: 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. inquire after To ask about the health or condition of. [Middle English enquiren, from Old French enquerre, from Vulgar Latin *inquaerere, alteration of Latin inqu rere : in-, into; see in-2 + quaerere, to seek.]in·quir er n.in·quir ing·ly adv. |
inquire or enquire
Verb
[-quiring, -quired]
1. to seek information (about)
2. inquire into to make an investigation
3. inquire after to ask about the health or progress of (a person)
4. inquire of to ask (a person) for information: I'll inquire of my aunt when she is coming [Latin inquirere]
inquirer
enquirer n
enquirer n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | inquire - inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times" 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" 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" spy - secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage; "spy for the Russians" |
inquire or enquire
inquire into investigate, study, examine, consider, research, search, explore, look into, inspect, probe into, scrutinize, make inquiries into
Translations
inquire [ɪnˈkwaɪəʳ] vi → preguntar
to inquire about [+ person] → preguntar por [+ fact]; informarse de
inquire into vt fus to inquire into sth → investigar or indagar algo
inquire [ɪnˈkwaɪəʳ] vi → demander
vt → demander, s'informer de;
to inquire about → s'informer de, se renseigner sur;
inquire [ɪnˈkwaɪəʳ] vi to inquire about → sich erkundigen nach, fragen nach vt → sich erkundigen nach, fragen nach;
to inquire when/where/whether → fragen or sich erkundigen, wann/wo/ob
inquire after inquire vt fus → sich erkundigen nach
inquire into inquire vt fus → untersuchen
inquire [ɪnˈkwaɪəʳ] vi → informarsi
vt → domandare, informarsi di or su;
to inquire about → informarsi di or su, chiedere informazioni su;
to inquire when/where/whether → informarsi di quando/su dove/se
inquire after vt fus [+ person] → chiedere di [+ sb's health]; informarsi di
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 tiedustella 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 問, 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 알아보다 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 건강 상태[]를 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 tiedustella demander לְבַקֵש देखने या मिलने के लिए पूछना pitati keres (vkit) minta bicara spyrja um chiedere 面会を求める 면회를 청하다 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 要見 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 tiedustella demander לְבַקֵש मांगना raspitivati keres (vmit) minta spyrjast fyrir um chiedere 求める (물건을) 달라고 부탁하다 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 要(買) 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 조사하다 tirti pētīt menyelidik onderzoeken undersøke, etterforske badać investigar a cerceta расследовать vyšetrovať raziskovati istraživati undersöka, forska i, utreda สืบหาความจริง araştırmak, tahkik etmek 查問 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 tiedustelu (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 심리 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 tiedustella se renseigner לְבַקֵש מֵידָע पूछताछ करना raspitivati se tudakozódik, érdeklődik mencari informasi gera fyrirspurnir, leita upplÿsinga chiedere informazioni 問い合わせる 문의하다 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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