enquire

[ en-kwahyuhr ]

/ ɛnˈkwaɪər /

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verb (used with or without object), en·quired, en·quir·ing.

inquire.

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OTHER WORDS FROM enquire

un·en·quired, adjectiveun·en·quir·ing, adjective

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How to use enquire in a sentence

Enquires first of his health and studies; and afterwards informs him of his own, and where he is now resident.
Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals|John Dryden
In replying to those objectors,1 he enquires, What is meant by long or short — excessive or deficient — great or little?
Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume III (of 4)|George Grote
Bacchus enquires of Hercules the readiest way to Hades, or the other World.
A Short View of the Immorality, and Profaneness of the English Stage|Jeremy Collier
But what happens, my friends, when someone enquires for young Pennington?
Dead Man's Love|Tom Gallon

"Consequently, discovering a fine day, he enquires what he shall kill," I put in.
A Cabinet Secret|Guy Boothby

British Dictionary definitions for enquire

enquire

/ (ɪnˈkwaɪə) /

verb

a variant of inquire

Derived forms of enquire

enquirer, noun

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