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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Inquire \In*quire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inquired; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Inquiring.] [OE. enqueren, inqueren, OF. enquerre,
     F. enqu['e]rir, L. inquirere, inquisitum; pref. in- in +
     quarere to seek. See Quest a seeking, and cf. Inquiry.]
     [Written also enquire.]
     1. To ask a question; to seek for truth or information by
        putting queries.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              We will call the damsel, and inquire. --Gen. xxiv.
                                                    57.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Then David inquired of the Lord yet again. And the
              Lord answered him.                    --1 Sam.
                                                    xxiii. 4.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To seek to learn anything by recourse to the proper means
        of knowledge; to make examination.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And inquire
              Gladly into the ways of God with man. --Miltom.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: This word is followed by of before the person asked;
           as, to inquire of a neighbor. It is followed by
           concerning, after, or about, before the subject of
           inquiry; as, his friends inquired about or concerning
           his welfare. ``Thou dost not inquire wisely concerning
           this.'' --Eccl. vii. 10. It is followed by into when
           search is made for particular knowledge or information;
           as, to inquire into the cause of a sudden death. It is
           followed by for or after when a place or person is
           sought, or something is missing. ``Inquire in the house
           of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus.'' --Acts ix.
           11.
           [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Inquiring \In*quir"ing\, a.
     Given to inquiry; disposed to investigate causes; curious;
     as, an inquiring mind.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Inquiring \In*quir"ing\, a.
     Given to inquiry; disposed to investigate causes; curious;
     as, an inquiring mind.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Inquire \In*quire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inquired; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Inquiring.] [OE. enqueren, inqueren, OF. enquerre,
     F. enqu['e]rir, L. inquirere, inquisitum; pref. in- in +
     quarere to seek. See Quest a seeking, and cf. Inquiry.]
     [Written also enquire.]
     1. To ask a question; to seek for truth or information by
        putting queries.
  
              We will call the damsel, and inquire. --Gen. xxiv.
                                                    57.
  
              Then David inquired of the Lord yet again. And the
              Lord answered him.                    --1 Sam.
                                                    xxiii. 4.
  
     2. To seek to learn anything by recourse to the proper means
        of knoledge; to make examination.
  
              And inquire Gladly into the ways of God with man.
                                                    --Miltom.
  
     Note: This word is followed by of before the person asked;
           as, to inquire of a neighbor. It is followed by
           concerning, after, or about, before the subject of
           inquiry; as, his friends inquired about or concerning
           his welfare. ``Thou dost not inquire wisely concerning
           this.'' --Eccl. vii. 10. It is followed by into when
           search is made for particular knowledge or information;
           as, to inquire into the cause of a sudden death. It is
           followed by for or after when a place or person is
           sought, or something is missing. ``Inquire in the house
           of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus.'' --Acts ix.
           11.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  inquiring
       adj : given to inquiry; "an inquiring mind" [ant: uninquiring]
       n : a request for information [syn: questioning]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  inquiring
     a.
     inquisitive
     n.
     inquiry
     vb.
     (present participle of en inquire nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  inquiring
     a.
     inquisitive
     n.
     inquiry
     vb.
     (present participle of en inquire nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  inquiring
     a.
     inquisitive
     n.
     inquiry
     vb.
     (present participle of en inquire nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  inquiring
     a.
     inquisitive
     n.
     inquiry
     vb.
     (present participle of en inquire nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  inquiring
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm i nquir ing e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  inquiring
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en inquire ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb inquire)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Inquiring /ɪŋkwˈaɪəɹɪŋ/
  الإستفسار

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  inquiring //ɪnˈkwaɪəɹɪŋ// //ɪnˈkwaɪɹɪŋ// 
  изпитателен
  inquisitive

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  inquiring /ɪŋkwˈaɪəɹɪŋ/ 
  tázavý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  inquiring /ɪŋkwˈaɪəɹɪŋ/ 
  dotazování

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  inquiring /ɪŋkwˈaɪəɹɪŋ/
  sich erkundigend, anfragend, nachfragend
     Synonym: enquiring
  
   see: inquire, enquire about sth., inquired, enquired, he/she enquires
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  inquiring /ɪŋkwˈaɪəɹɪŋ/
   [Am.] neugierig, wissbegierig 
           Note: Person
     Synonyms: enquiring, inquisitive
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  inquiring /ɪŋkwˈaɪəɹɪŋ/
  rückfragend
     Synonyms: checking, checking back, enquiring
  
   see: check, check back, enquire, inquire, checked, checked back, enquired, inquired, raise a query with sb.
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  inquiring /ɪŋkwˈaɪəɹɪŋ/
  
  φιλοπερίεργος

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  inquiring /ɪŋkwˈaɪəɹɪŋ/
  1. kutató
  2. fürkészô
  3. érdeklôdô
  4. kíváncsi

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  inquiring /ɪnˈkwaɪərɪŋ/ 
   1.  wnikliwy, dociekliwy
   2.  badawczy

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌɪnˈkwaɪɝɪŋ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  52 Moby Thesaurus words for "inquiring":
     Socratic method, agape, agog, all agog, analysis, asking,
     bringing into question, burning with curiosity,
     catechetical method, catechistic, catechization, catechizing,
     challenge, consumed with curiosity, curious, dispute, examination,
     ghoulish, gossipy, inquest, inquirendo, inquiring mind, inquiry,
     inquisition, inquisitional, inquisitive, inquisitorial, interested,
     interpellation, interrogation, interrogational, interrogative,
     interrogatory, investigative, itchy, morbid, morbidly curious,
     open-eyed, openmouthed, overcurious, probing, prurient, pumping,
     querying, questioning, quiz, quizzical, quizzing, scopophiliac,
     seeking, supercurious, voyeuristic
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 寻问的,打听的,爱追根究底的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 询问的,打听的,爱追根究底的

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