ENQUIRE

UK dated and US inquire [verb] - to ask for informationShall I enquire about the price of tickets? [I]She rang up to enquire when her car would be ready. [+ wh- word]"Where are we going?" he enquired politely. [+ speech](formal) "So what happens now?" she enquired of nobody in particular. [+ speech](UK formal) He enquired the time from a passer-by. [T]If you enquire after someone, you ask for information about them, esp. about their health.Robert enquired after his father.She enquired after his grandfather's health.If you enquire into something, you try to discover the facts about it.When the authorities enquired into his background, they found he had a criminal record.If a notice on a room or building says enquire within, it means that information can be found inside.Saturday staff needed - Enquire within.