inquiry
The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a…The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
» The office was besieged by anxious inquiries.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
Anfrage, Erkundigung, Abfrage
запро́сzaprós, рассле́дованиеrasslédovanije, дозна́ниеdoznánije
(countable, uncountable)A search for truth, information, or knowledge; examination of facts or principles; research; investigation; inquest.
Scientific inquiry
Untersuchung, Erforschung, Erkundung
a search for knowledge
Examples
38 sentencesThe office was besieged by anxious inquiries.
I appreciate your answering my inquiry so promptly.
What kind of inquiries have you been getting?
Tom is helping us with our inquiries.
I made some inquiries.
ruЯ навёл кое-какие справки. — marafon
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English enquery, from the Old French verb enquerre, from Latin inquīrō, composFrom Middle English enquery, from the Old French verb enquerre, from Latin inquīrō, 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”). Later respelled to conform to the original Latin spelling, as opposed to the Old French spelling.
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Forms
plural: inquiriesSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- B1Formal emails — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable