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inquire(dictionary)

inquire (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: enquerre, from Latin inquirere, from quaerere 'to look for']
to ask someone for information
::'Why are you doing that?' the boy inquired.
inquire about
::I am writing to inquire about your advertisement in The Times.
inquire whether/why/how etc
::The waiter inquired whether we would like to sit near the window.
inquire sth of sb
::'Where's the station?' she inquired of a passer-by.
::Toby would have liked to inquire further (=ask more questions) .
::I did not inquire the reason for his lateness.
-- inquirer n [C]
inquire after / [inquire after sb/sth] phr v
to ask about someone's health, what they are doing etc
::He called me aside to inquire after my daughter.
inquire into [inquire into sth] phr v
to ask questions in order to get more information about something
::The investigation will inquire into the company's financial dealings.