inquire
verb (used without object)
to seek information by questioning; ask.
have been inquiring
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present perfect progressiveof inquire.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Since the rapper pledged to fund tuition fees and living costs for two students each year, more black students have been inquiring about courses, the university says.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2019
“A lot of people have been inquiring if I’m going to be there, because a lot of people don’t want me to quit,” Furfaro said.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 16, 2016
I have been inquiring after my nephew's chamber.
From Trevlyn Hold by Mrs. Henry Wood
I think he is one of several who have been inquiring in Mr. Merton's shop about you and your patents.
From Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle, or, Fun and Adventures on the Road by Victor [pseud.] Appleton
I gave a commission to ‘him,’ and I have been inquiring about him.
From The Uncommercial Traveller by Charles Dickens
