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Synonyms for inquire
ɪnˈkwaɪərin·quire
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Princeton's WordNet
ask, inquire, enquireverb
inquire about
"I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"
Synonyms:
postulate, need, require, expect, demand, enquire, ask, take, investigate, wonder, involve, call for, necessitatewonder, inquire, enquireverb
have a wish or desire to know something
"He wondered who had built this beautiful church"
Synonyms:
wonder, ask, marvel, investigate, question, enquireinvestigate, inquire, enquireverb
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"
Synonyms:
ask, investigate, look into, wonder, enquire
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
inquireverb
Synonyms:
[Written also Enquire.] ask, question, seek information (by questioning), make inquiryinquireverb
Synonyms:
make investigation, make examinationinquireverb
Synonyms:
[Written also Enquire.] ask about, make inquiry about
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Enquire vs. Inquire -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Enquire and Inquire.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#183 | need | |
#246 | take | |
#592 | question | |
#749 | ask | |
#1539 | require | |
#1829 | demand | |
#2323 | expect | |
#3339 | wonder | |
#5419 | involve | |
#6166 | investigate | |
#8951 | inquire | |
#9136 | marvel | |
#14848 | enquire | |
#39203 | necessitate | |
#48394 | postulate |
How to use inquire in a sentence?
The Commission seeks Carter's testimony to inquire about, among other things, Carter's joint ventures with Iconix.
The chairman asked me back in September to inquire as to whether Secretary Clinton would testify, she immediately said she would and that she wanted to come in December, but if December did not work, she would come in January. She said I'll do it, period. The fact is she was very clear. She did not hesitate for one second.
I don't know about the detailed allegations, which athletes, which competitions are affected, i had the conversation with the WADA president this morning ... and agreed WADA is our competent center for the fight against doping. They will inquire.
Life is short. Time is fleeting. Realize the Self. Purity of the heart is the gateway to God. Aspire. Renounce. Meditate. Be good do good. Be kind be compassionate. Inquire, know Thyself.
My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate--that's my philosophy.
Translations for inquire
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- استعلم, سألArabic
- nachfragen, erkundigenGerman
- ρωτώGreek
- demandiEsperanto
- informarse, investigarSpanish
- ikerBasque
- tiedustella, kysyä, kyselläFinnish
- se renseigner, enquêterFrench
- faighnichScottish Gaelic
- kérdezősködikHungarian
- հարցնելArmenian
- chiedere informazioniItalian
- 尋ねる, 聞く, 問い合わせる, 訊くJapanese
- scitor, sciscitor, sciscoLatin
- pakirehuaMāori
- inquirirPortuguese
- спрашивать, справлятьсяRussian
- விசாரிக்கTamil
- విచారించు, దర్యాప్తు చేయుTelugu
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