Synonyms for inquire
ɪnˈkwaɪərin·quire

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.6 / 5 votes

1. 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, necessitate

2. wonder, inquire, enquireverb

   have a wish or desire to know something

   "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"

   Synonyms:
   wonder, ask, marvel, investigate, question, enquire

3. investigate, 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 SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. inquireverb

   Synonyms:
   [Written also Enquire.] ask, question, seek information (by questioning), make inquiry

2. inquireverb

   Synonyms:
   make investigation, make examination

3. inquireverb

   Synonyms:
   [Written also Enquire.] ask about, make inquiry about

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.0 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "inquire":

   investigate, enquire

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1. Petri Hawkins Byrd:

   I didn't inquire as to why, that's Judge Judy choice. But Judge Judy did inform me that fundamentally, I was priced out as the new bailiff on Judge Judy new show, my salary would have been too much. I was curious : How would Judge Judy know ? Judge Judy didn't ask me. Judge Judy didn't give me an opportunity to have accepted a lower salary.

2. Nathan M. Pusey:

   We live in a time of such rapid change and growth of knowledge that only he who is in a fundamental sense a scholar-that is, a person who continues to learn and inquire-can hope to keep pace, let alone play the role of guide.

3. Oliver Wendell Holmes:

   People can be divided into two classes those who go ahead and do something, and those who sit still and inquire, 'Why wasn't it done the other way'

4. Michael Irwin:

   If I was working with patients to give them a vaccination, I would inquire whether they’re having problems with sleep and whether they were sleep deprived the night before, if they are, I would ask them to come back when they are fully rested.

5. Swami Sivanada:

   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.