inquire

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈkwaɪr/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈkwaɪə/

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Verb

Plain form inquire

Third-person singular inquires

Past tense inquired

Past participle inquired

Present participle inquiring

1. If you inquire about something, you ask about it.

   I was telling everybody that inquired about him that he was dead.

   If anyone inquires about it, I just won't answer.

2. If you inquire into something, you investigate it.

   In order to move forward you need to inquire into the nature of the problem.

   They wanted to inquire into whether our views had changed.

Related words

• inquiry
• inquirer
• enquire