inquire

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkwaɪə/

The English word “inquire” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

To ask (about something).
To make an inquiry or an investigation.
To call; to name.

Etymology

From 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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More English words

inquirable
inquirance
inquirant
inquiration
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inquire of
inquiree
inquirendo

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