transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪnkwaɪəri ]
( inquiries)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
Note: The spelling 'enquiry' is also used. 'Inquiry' is sometimes pronounced / ɪŋkwɪri / in American English.
1.
An inquiry is a question which you ask in order to get some information.
He made some inquiries and discovered she had gone to the Continent...
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2.
An inquiry is an official investigation.
The Democratic Party has called for an independent inquiry into the incident.
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3.
Inquiry is the process of asking about or investigating something in order to find out more about it.
The investigation has suddenly switched to a new line of inquiry.
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4.
see also court of inquiry