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inquire - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'inquire' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Inquire [ v. i.]
- To ask a question; to seek for truth or information by putting queries.
- To seek to learn anything by recourse to the proper means of knoledge; to make examination.
2 . Inquire [ v. t.]
- To ask about; to seek to know by asking; to make examination or inquiry respecting.
- To call or name.

Meaning of 'inquire' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . inquire [ v]
Meaning (1):
- address a question to and expect an answer from
Example in sentence:
  • Ask your teacher about trigonometry;
  • He had to ask directions several times;
  • I inquired about their special today;
  • The children asked me about their dead grandmother
Meaning (2):
- have a wish or desire to know something
Example in sentence:
  • He wondered who had built this beautiful church
Meaning (3):
- conduct an inquiry or investigation of
Example in sentence:
  • inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady;
  • The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities

Nearby Words:

inquartation inquest inquiet inquietation inquietness inquietude inquiline inquinate inquination inquirable

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