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Meanings of inquire in English

Portuguese
questionar
Catalan
preguntar-se
Spanish
solicitar

To ask for information, a reply or response on a given subject.

questionar
Usage of inquire in English
1
Stopped at ASPCA to inquire about National Be Kind to Animals Week.
The new yorker
2
Charlotte resisted the urge to inquire about the state of her health.
Romancing miss bronte: a novel
3
May I inquire as to my... status, in this present situation, Mrs.
Breeder
4
He said Pakistan's independent safety investigations agency would inquire into the crash.
Reuters
5
They inquire about it; they have become accessible to ideas about it.
What is Coming? A Forecast of Things after the War
6
You didn't come here just to inquire after my nonexistent health, Taylor.
Sharper than a serpent's tooth
7
She knows I am not visiting her to inquire after her health.
The White Queen
8
She'd never had a Days inquire as to whether something pleased her.
Wizardborn
9
Ms Gwyn's report does not inquire into the role of John Key.
Radio NZ
10
We therefore inquire into the non-missionary educational work done in the area.
Missionary Survey As An Aid To Intelligent Co-Operation In Forei...
11
And for the rest she would not argue; she would not inquire.
Robert Elsmere
12
LA refused to allow its officers to inquire about anyone's immigration status.
The Guardian
13
It is the first fact they inquire after in a new gas-field.
The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, No. 733, Janu...
14
None of the agencies involved would inquire about a worker's immigration status.
Reuters
15
He'd had the good grace not to inquire what was going on.
The confusion
16
Please inquire if you need directions, and this unit will assist you.
The Diamond Age
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Inquire through the time
Inquire across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Less common