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VERB (3)

1. inquire about;
- Example: "I asked about their special today"
- Example: "He had to ask directions several times"
[syn: ask, inquire, enquire]

2. conduct an inquiry or investigation of;
- Example: "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"
- Example: "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"
[syn: investigate, inquire, enquire]

3. have a wish or desire to know something;
- Example: "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"
[syn: wonder, inquire, enquire]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Inquire \In*quire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inquired; p. pr. & vb. n. Inquiring.] [OE. enqueren, inqueren, OF. enquerre, F. enqu['e]rir, L. inquirere, inquisitum; pref. in- in + quarere to seek. See Quest a seeking, and cf. Inquiry.] [Written also enquire.] 1. To ask a question; to seek for truth or information by putting queries. [1913 Webster] We will call the damsel, and inquire. --Gen. xxiv. 57. [1913 Webster] Then David inquired of the Lord yet again. And the Lord answered him. --1 Sam. xxiii. 4. [1913 Webster] 2. To seek to learn anything by recourse to the proper means of knowledge; to make examination. [1913 Webster] And inquire Gladly into the ways of God with man. --Miltom. [1913 Webster] Note: This word is followed by of before the person asked; as, to inquire of a neighbor. It is followed by concerning, after, or about, before the subject of inquiry; as, his friends inquired about or concerning his welfare. "Thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this." --Eccl. vii. 10. It is followed by into when search is made for particular knowledge or information; as, to inquire into the cause of a sudden death. It is followed by for or after when a place or person is sought, or something is missing. "Inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus." --Acts ix. 11. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Enquire \En*quire"\, v. i. & t. See Inquire. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

enquire v 1: inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times" [syn: ask, inquire, enquire] 2: conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady" [syn: investigate, inquire, enquire] 3: have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church" [syn: wonder, inquire, enquire]