in·quir·y

(ĭn-kwīr′ē, ĭn′kwīr′ē, ĭn′kwə-rē, ĭng′-)

n. pl. in·quir·ies

1. The act of inquiring: engaged in scientific inquiry.

2. A question; a query: There were many inquiries about the new tax rates.

3. A close examination of a matter: a Congressional inquiry into the scandal.

Synonyms: inquiry, inquisition, investigation, probe
These nouns denote a quest for knowledge, data, or truth: filed an inquiry about the lost shipment; an inquisition into their political activities; a criminal investigation; a probe into alleged police corruption.

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inquiry

(ɪnˈkwaɪərɪ) or

enquiry

n, pl -ries

1. a request for information; a question

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an investigation, esp a formal one conducted into a matter of public concern by a body constituted for that purpose by a government, local authority, or other organization

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in•quir•y

(ɪnˈkwaɪ^ər i, ˈɪn kwə ri)

also enquiry

n., pl. -quir•ies.

1. a seeking or request for truth, information, or knowledge.

2. an investigation, as into an incident.

3. a question; query.

[1400–50]

inquiry

query, inquiry, enquiry - A query is a single question; an inquiry (or enquiry) may be a single question or extensive investigation (i.e. a series of questions).
inquirendo, percontation - An inquirendo or percontation is an investigation or inquiry.
prosecute - First meant "to follow up or pursue an inquiry or studies" or "to pursue to the end."
zetetic - As an adjective, it means "inquiring, investigating" and "proceeding by inquiry or investigation," or, as a noun, "inquirer."

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	inquiry - a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received" enquiry, research problem solving - the thought processes involved in solving a problem nature study - the study of animals and plants in the natural world (usually at an elementary level) experimentation, experiment - the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories" empirical research - an empirical search for knowledge investigation, probe - an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal" opinion poll, poll, public opinion poll, canvass - an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
	2.	inquiry - an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" enquiry, query, question, interrogation inquiring, questioning - a request for information
	3.	inquiry - a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest enquiry investigating, investigation - the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically means test - an inquiry into the financial position of someone applying for financial aid inquest - an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death

inquiry

enquiry

noun

1. question, query, investigation He made some inquiries and discovered she had gone abroad.

2. investigation, hearing, study, review, search, survey, analysis, examination, probe, inspection, exploration, scrutiny, inquest a murder inquiry

3. research, investigation, analysis, examination, inspection, exploration, scrutiny, interrogation The investigation has switched to a new line of inquiry.

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inquiry

also enquiry
noun

1. A request for data:

interrogation, query, question.

Law: interrogatory.

2. A seeking of knowledge, data, or the truth about something:

inquest, inquisition, investigation, probe, research.

Translations

إِسْتِعْلامٌإسْتِفْسار، إسْتِعْلاماِسْتِعْلامتَحْقيق

dotazinformace-mačnívyšetřování

forespørgselinformations-undersøgelseefterforskning

Erkundigung Untersuchung Anfrage Auskunft Abfrage

διερεύνηση έρευνα

investigación pesquisa consulta indagación interrogación

tiedustelu

enquête question

upit

tudakozódás

fyrirspurn; rannsóknrannsókn

domanda inchiesta indagine informazione richiesta

問い合わせ

문의질문

navraag onderzoek

forespørsel spørsmål etterforskning

pytanie zapytanie

averiguação indagação pedido de informação

вопрос запрос

informačný

poizvedovanjepovpraševanjepreiskava

förfråganutredning

การไต่สวนการสอบสวน

araştırma soru soruşturma sual tahkik

câu hỏiyêu cầu

查询询问调查质询

inquiry

[ɪnˈkwaɪərɪ]

A. N

1. (= question) → interrogante m or f, pregunta f
"Inquiries" → Información f
"all inquiries to the secretary" → para cualquier información diríjanse al secretario
on inquiry → al preguntar
to make inquiries (about sth) → pedir información or informarse (sobre algo)
I'll make some inquiries about flights → me informaré de los vuelos
I went to make inquiries of his teacher → fui a preguntarle a su profesor
a look of inquiry → una mirada inquisitiva

2. (= investigation) → investigación f, pesquisa f; (= commission) → comisión f investigadora, comisión f de investigación
there will have to be an inquiry → tendrá que llevarse a cabo una investigación
to hold an inquiry into sth → llevar a cabo una investigación sobre algo, investigar algo
they set up an inquiry into the disaster → nombraron a una comisión para investigar el desastre
the police are making inquiries → la policía está investigando el caso
the inquiry found that → la investigación concluyó que ...

3. (Comput) → interrogación f

B. CPD inquiry agent (o.f.) N → investigador(a) m/f privado/a
inquiry desk N → mesa f de información
inquiry office N → oficina f de información

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inquiry

[ɪnˈkwaɪəri]

(= request for information) → demande f de renseignements, demande f d'information
an inquiry about sth → une demande de renseignements au sujet de qch, une demande d'information au sujet de qch
We had 500 inquiries about our advertisement → Nous avons eu 500 demandes d'information au sujet de notre annonce., Nous avons eu 500 demandes de renseignements au sujet de notre annonce.
After a brief inquiry about the Christmas holidays, he → Après s'être enquis brièvement des vacances de Noël, il ...
to make inquiries about sth → s'enquérir de qch, se renseigner sur qch
"inquiries" → "renseignements"
to make some inquiries → prendre quelques renseignements

(= official investigation) → enquête f
MPs have called for an inquiry → Les députés ont demandé l'ouverture d'une enquête.
Police are following a new line of inquiry → La police suit une nouvelle ligne d'investigation.
a murder inquiry → une enquête pour meurtre
I had become a suspect in a murder inquiry → J'étais devenu un suspect dans une enquête pour meurtre.
the Steven Andrews murder inquiry → l'enquête sur le meurtre de Steven Andrews
an inquiry into sth → une enquête sur qch
to hold an inquiry into sth → enquêter sur qch, mener une enquête sur qch
helping police with their inquiries (British)
He is helping police with their inquiries → Il est entendu comme témoin. public inquiry, parliamentary inquiry

modif [team, panel] → d'enquêteurs(d'enquêtrices); [report] → d'enquête
The inquiry report included 55 recommendations → Le rapport d'enquête comprenait 55 recommandations.inquiry desk n (British) → guichet m de renseignementsinquiry office n (British) → bureau m de renseignements

inquiry

[, (US)], enquiry

n n

(= question) → Anfrage f (→ about über +acc); (for tourist information, direction etc) → Erkundigung f (→ about über +acc, → nach); to make inquiries → Erkundigungen einziehen; (police etc) → Nachforschungen anstellen (about sb über jdn, about sth nach etw); all inquiries to … → alle Anfragen an (+acc) → …; Inquiries (office) → Auskunft f; he is helping the police with their inquiries (euph) → er wird von der Polizei vernommen

(= investigation) → Untersuchung f; to hold an inquiry into the cause of the accident → eine Untersuchung der Unfallursache durchführen; court of inquiry → Untersuchungskommission f

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inquiry

[ɪnˈkwaɪərɪ] n

a. (question) → domanda, richiesta di informazioni
"Inquiries" (on sign) → "Informazioni"
on inquiry he found that ... → essendosi informato scoprì che...
to make inquiries (about sth) → chiedere informazioni (su qc), informarsi (di or su qc)

b. (Admin, Law) → inchiesta
committee of inquiry → commissione f d'inchiesta
to hold an inquiry into sth → svolgere un'inchiesta su qc
the police are making inquiries → la polizia sta indagando, la polizia sta svolgendo delle indagini

inquire,

enquire

(inˈkwaiə) verb

1. to ask. He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.

2. (with about) to ask for information about. They inquired about trains to London.

3. (with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health). He enquired after her mother.

4. (with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person). Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.

5. (with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc). Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.

6. (with into) to try to discover the facts of. The police are inquiring into the matter.

inˈquiry ( American also ˈinkwəri) , enˈquiry (American also ˈenkwəri) – plural inquiries, ~enquiries – noun

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.

2. an investigation. An inquiry is being held into her disappearance.

make inquiries

to ask for information.

inquiry

→ إِسْتِعْلامٌ, اِسْتِعْلام dotaz forespørgsel Anfrage, Erkundigung διερεύνηση, έρευνα consulta, indagación, investigación tiedustelu enquête upit domanda, indagine 問い合わせ 문의, 질문 navraag, onderzoek forespørsel pytanie, zapytanie averiguação, indagação, pedido de informação вопрос, запрос förfrågan, utredning การไต่สวน, การสอบสวน araştırma, soru câu hỏi, yêu cầu 查询, 质询