enquire
Meaning
British English form of inquire.
Synonyms
put a question
ask advice
ask a question
look about
make enquiries
take counsel with
seek information
ask for information
question closely
ask advice of
ask one’s opinion
challenging signal
Frequency
Hyphenated as
in‧qui‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛnˈkwaɪə/
Etymology
From Old French enquerre, from en- + querre (“to search, to look for”), from Latin quaerere, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (“to acquire”).
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