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inquireinquire, enquire /ɪnˈkwaɪɚ/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive] ETYMOLOGYinquireOrigin: 1200-1300 Old French enquerre, from Latin inquirere, from quaerere to look for VERB TABLEinquire |
| Present | I, you, we, they | inquire | | he, she, it | inquires | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | inquired | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have inquired | | he, she, it | has inquired | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had inquired | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will inquire | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have inquired |
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| Present | I | am inquiring | | he, she, it | is inquiring | | you, we, they | are inquiring | | Past | I, he, she, it | was inquiring | | you, we, they | were inquiring | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been inquiring | | he, she, it | has been inquiring | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been inquiring | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be inquiring | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been inquiring |
THESAURUSquestion► ask to say or write something that is a question, in order to get an answer, a solution, or information: “What’s your name?” she asked. Can I ask a question? ► inquire formal to ask someone for information about something: She called the bank to inquire about any jobs that might be available. ► interview to ask someone questions about his or her experiences and opinions during a formal meeting: We are interviewing six candidates for the job. The singer was interviewed on television. ► question/interrogate if the police question or interrogate someone, they ask him or her a lot of questions in order to get information: The two men are being questioned by police about the robbery. ► poll/survey to officially ask a lot of people about something, for example to find out their opinion: Over half of those polled supported the president. to ask someone for information: “Why are you doing that?” he inquired.inquire about I am writing to inquire about your advertisement.inquire of “Where’s the station?” she inquired of a passer-by.inquire why/whether/how etc. It’s just human nature to inquire why things went wrong.► see thesaurus at ask [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French enquerre, from Latin inquirere, from quaerere to look for]—inquirer noun [countable]inquire after somebody phrasal verb to ask about someone’s health, how he or she is doing, etc.: She inquired after you and Marie.inquire into something phrasal verb to ask questions in order to get more information about something or to find out why something happened: Inspectors also inquire into nursing home residents’ quality of life. |