enquire

ɪnˈkwaɪər

Definition of enquire - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

request info

ask for information from someone

I will enquire about the schedule tomorrow..

ask

inquire

investigate

conduct an investigation to find facts

The committee will enquire into the incident.

examine

investigate

probe

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Expressions with enquire

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enquire within

ask for information by going inside a place

For job details, please enquire within.

Origin of enquire

Latin, in (in) + quaerere (to seek)

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ask after

health inquiry

enquire about someone's health or progress

Examples of enquire in a sentence

They plan to enquire about the new policy changes.
She decided to enquire about the missing documents.
He will enquire whether the rumors are true.

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French:se renseigner, enquêter, ...
German:sich erkundigen, untersuchen, ...
Italian:informarsi, indagare, ...
Spanish:preguntar, investigar, ...
Portuguese:informar-se, investigar, ...
Chinese:询问, 调查, ...
Japanese:問い合わせる, 調査する, ...
Arabic:استفسَرَ, تَحَقَّقَ, ...
Hebrew:לְבָרֵר, לַחֲקוֹר, ...
Russian:спросить, расследовать, ...
Ukrainian:запитувати, розслідувати, ...
Hindi:पूछताछ करना, जांच करना, ...
Bengali:জিজ্ঞাসা করা, তদন্ত করা, ...
Catalan:preguntar, investigar, ...
Czech:dotázat se, vyšetřovat, ...
Danish:spørge, undersøge, ...
Dutch:informeren, onderzoeken, ...
Greek:ρωτώ, διερευνώ, ...
Hungarian:érdeklődni, kivizsgálni, ...
Khmer:សាកសួរ, ស៊ើបអង្កេត, ...
Korean:문의하다, 조사하다, ...
Persian:پرس‌وجو کردن, تحقیق کرد, ...
Polish:zapytać, przeprowadzać dochodzenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):perguntar, investigar, ...
Romanian:a întreba, a investiga, ...
Swedish:fråga, undersöka, ...
Thai:สอบถาม, สืบสวน, ...
Turkish:sormak, soruşturmak, ...
Vietnamese:hỏi, điều tra, ...

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