enquire

[en-kwahyuh r]

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

inquire.

Related formsun·en·quired, adjectiveun·en·quir·ing, adjective

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Related Words for enquires

search, inspect, scrutinize, explore, inquire, pry, probe, question, examine, investigate, query, analyze, seek, check

Examples from the Web for enquires

Historical Examples of enquires

Laches derides this; and Socrates enquires, 'What sort of intelligence?'
Laches
Plato
This, I presume, is the lady whose maiden name he enquires for.
Notes and Queries, Number 73, March 22, 1851
Various
Sancho sizes him up as a keen sahib, and enquires Quien sabe?
The Nurserymatograph
A Lawyer
But this in no wise destroys the Utopian character of these enquires.
Anarchism and Socialism
George Plechanoff
"Consequently, discovering a fine day, he enquires what he shall kill," I put in.
A Cabinet Secret
Guy Boothby

British Dictionary definitions for enquires

enquire

verb

a variant of inquire

Derived Formsenquirer, noun

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Word Origin and History for enquires

enquire

see inquire. An alternative form mainly used in sense of "to ask a question." Related: enquired; enquiring.