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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.
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We will call the damsel, and inquire. --Gen. xxiv.
57.
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Then David inquired of the Lord yet again. And the
Lord answered him. --1 Sam.
xxiii. 4.
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2. To seek to learn anything by recourse to the proper means
of knowledge; to make examination.
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And inquire
Gladly into the ways of God with man. --Miltom.
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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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Enquire \En*quire"\, v. i. & t.
See Inquire.
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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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Enquire \En*quire"\, v. i. & t.
See Inquire.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
enquire
v 1: inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had
to ask directions several times" [syn: ask, inquire]
2: conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district
attorney's office investigated reports of possible
irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the
rich old lady" [syn: investigate, inquire]
3: have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who
had built this beautiful church" [syn: wonder, inquire]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
enquire
alt.
(l en inquire) (qualifier: chiefly US)
vb.
1 (lb en intransitive) To make#Verb an enquiry.
2 (lb en transitive archaic) To ask#Verb about (something).
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
enquire
alt.
(l en inquire) (qualifier: chiefly US)
vb.
1 (lb en intransitive) To make#Verb an enquiry.
2 (lb en transitive archaic) To ask#Verb about (something).
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
enquire
alt.
(l en inquire) (qualifier: chiefly US)
vb.
1 (lb en intransitive) To make#Verb an enquiry.
2 (lb en transitive archaic) To ask#Verb about (something).
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
enquire
alt.
(l en inquire) (qualifier: chiefly US)
vb.
1 (lb en intransitive) To make#Verb an enquiry.
2 (lb en transitive archaic) To ask#Verb about (something).
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
enquire
Englanti vb.
kysyä, tiedustella
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Enquire /ɛŋkwˈaɪə/
إستفسر
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
enquire /ɛŋkwˈaɪə/
otázat se
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
enquire /ɛŋkwˈaɪə/
rückfragen
Synonyms: check, check back, inquire
see: checking, checking back, enquiring, inquiring, checked, checked back, enquired, inquired, raise a query with sb.
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
enquire //ɪŋˈkwaɪə// //ɪŋˈkwaɪɹ//
tiedustella 2.
to ask about (something)
3.
to make an enquiry
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
enquire /ɛŋkwˈaɪə/
ispitivati, istraživati, raspitati se
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
Enquire /ɛŋkwˈaɪə/
raspitajte se
From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 : [ freedict:eng-lit ]
enquire /ınkwaıər/
1. klausinėti, teirautis (about)
See also: inquire
See also: ask
2. tyrinėti (intosmth)
From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
inquire, enquire /ɪnˈkwaɪə/
I. dowiadywać się, zasięgać informacji
II. inquire after /ɪŋkwˈaɪəɹ ˈaftə/ pytać się o coś, pytać się
III. inquire into /ɪŋkwˈaɪəɹ ˌɪntʊ/ badać coś, badać, dociekać czegoś, dociekać
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
enquire /ɛŋkwˈaɪə/
1. (bak.) inquire.
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ɪnˈkwaɪɝ/
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "enquire":
ask, ask a question, ask about, ask questions, be curious,
bring into question, burn with curiosity, demand, dig around for,
dig up, gape, gawk, inquire, inquire of, interpellate, interrogate,
make inquiry, nose around for, nose out, peer, propose a question,
propound a question, put queries, query, question, quiz,
require an answer, rubber, rubberneck, seek, stare, want to know
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 询问;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
v. 询问,打听,探询,调查
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