verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
about
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They will then be able to offer advice and first hand experience when parents inquire about good local schools.
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He inquired about whether he had any discretion as to the hiring of the young man.
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They were both widows, so there was no husband's welfare to inquire about .
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He decided to inquire about special foods Suh might like.
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He started in the 1970s by placing a free ad in Yankee magazine, inquiring about old road maps.
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Some one inquired about appropriate treatments for finishing redwood or cedar decks.
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Some of them even inquired about new equipment that would enable them to perform faster and more effectively.
further
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Toby would have liked to inquire further , but had feared a snub at his age and inexperience.
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Arthur inquired further and relayed his findings.
how
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Now and then one, in seeing a passer-by, would raise his head and inquire how the battle had resulted.
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When he inquired how much the boat cost, he found that the price was about $ 400.
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He has no need to inquire how these wants are formed.
why
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It was a reporter from the local paper, inquiring why Jones had hung a pillowcase out her window.
■ NOUN
court
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Does his Lordship mean that the court would not have inquired into any alleged misconstruction of that term?
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Whether or not this be wise legislation it is not the province of the court to inquire .
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There are exceptions to the rule that the court will not inquire into the adequacy of the consideration.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an inquiring mind
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Did you ever raise money illegally?" the interviewer inquired.
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Several people have phoned the personnel department to inquire about the position.
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We inquired at all the hotels in town, but we couldn't find Carol anywhere.
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We rang the hospital again to inquire how the old man was.