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