INQUIRE


Meaning of INQUIRE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪnkwaɪə(r) ]

also enquire

( inquires, inquiring, inquired)

1.

If you inquire about something, you ask for information about it. ( FORMAL )

‘Is something wrong?’ he enquired...

‘Who are you?’ he enquired of the first man...

I rang up to inquire about train times...

He inquired whether there had been any messages for him...

He was so impressed that he inquired the young shepherd’s name.

VERB : V with quote , V of n with quote , V about n , V wh , V n , also V for n , V of n wh , V

2.

If you inquire into something, you investigate it carefully.

Inspectors were appointed to inquire into the affairs of the company.

VERB : V into n / wh

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