inquire
To askTo ask (about something).
» Let's inquire about our hotel reservations.
Erkundigen wir uns nach unseren Reservierungen für das Hotel!
Meaning
3 senses(Australia, Canada, US, ambitransitive, intransitive)To ask (about something).
May I inquire to whom I have the honor of speaking?
sich erkundigen, nachfragen, inquirieren
спра́шиватьsprášivatʹ, справля́тьсяspravljátʹsja
питатиpytaty, довідуватисяdoviduvatysja
(ambitransitive, intransitive)To make an inquiry or an investigation.
Police are already inquiring into the incident.
nachforschen
conduct an inquiry or investigation of
(ambitransitive, obsolete, transitive)To call; to name.
Examples
71 sentencesLet's inquire about our hotel reservations.
deErkundigen wir uns nach unseren Reservierungen für das Hotel!
They are inquiring into the matter.
deSie ermitteln in diesem Fall.
They inquired about his past experience.
deSie fragten ihn nach früheren Erfahrungen.
"Was it a large one?" inquired Tom.
He says he will inquire into the matter.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin inquīrō (“to seek for”), composed of in- (“in, at, on; into”) + quaerō (“to seeFrom Latin inquīrō (“to seek for”), composed of in- (“in, at, on; into”) + quaerō (“to seek, look for”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (“to acquire”). Displaced Middle English enqueren (from Old French enquerre, of the same source) and native Middle English speir (“ask, inquire”).
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Forms
inquires, inquiring, inquired, inquiredSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle