inquire
Meaning
- To ask (about something).
- To make an inquiry or an investigation.
- (obsolete) To call; to name.
Synonyms
ask a question
make inquiries
ask about
ask questions
question closely
require
hold an in query
take an interest in
take drastic measures
inq
ask many questions
ask one’s opinion
ask advice
ply somebody with question
get involved in
take a census of
be told
take counsel with
examine closely
seek information
be inquisitive
ask question
ask for information
Frequency
Hyphenated as
in‧quire
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈkwaɪə/
Etymology
In summary
From Latin inquīrō (“to seek for”), composed of in- (“in, at, on; into”) + quaerō (“I seek, look for”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (“to acquire”). Displaced Middle English enqueren (from Old French enquerre, of the same source) and native Middle English speir (“ask, inquire”).
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