inquire
verb (used without object)
to seek information by questioning; ask.
am inquiring
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present progressiveof inquire (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I should not be in the least surprised if he is the man I am inquiring for.
From Elster's Folly by Mrs. Henry Wood
The happiness I am inquiring about is such as a poor, dying, sinful creature may hope to attain.
From Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians by John Charles Ryle
I will tell you why I am inquiring.
From Andy Grant's Pluck by Horatio Alger
"The girl on whose behalf I am inquiring is called Elsie, and it seems probable she was your friend's daughter."
From A Child of the Glens or, Elsie's Fortune by Edward Newenham Hoare
"Among those, friend," said the Don, "may be her for whom I am inquiring."
From The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
