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
But I'm told you have been inquiring for one Mr. Hardcastle in these parts.
From She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith
He might have been inquiring about some problem aboard the Queen.
From Voodoo Planet by Andre Norton
And the police have been inquiring, but nobody at Walton End knows anything about such a man.
From Harvest by Mrs. Humphry Ward
