inquire
verb (used without object)
to seek information by questioning; ask.
is inquiring
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present progressiveof inquire (3rd 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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India's top federal investigation agency is inquiring into the incident.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2023
“The Department is inquiring and investigating further. The department does not tolerate inappropriate behavior and has an expectation that each department member will conduct themselves in a professional manner consistent with our values.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2022
Neither is inquiring after loved ones who aren’t themselves lately.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2022
The lawmaker also argues the subpoena does not specify the exact location of where the deposition would take place, and omits the scope of what the committee is inquiring of Mr. Biggs.
From Washington Times ● May 28, 2022
Every body else is inquiring into first principles, while they are dogmatising on a forty-ninth proposition.
From Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 1 by Dante Alighieri
