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Inquire
inquire
also enquire (inquires, inquiring, inquired) 1. If you inquire about something, you ask for information about it. (FORMAL) ‘Is something wrong?’ he enquired... ‘Who are you?’ he enquired of the first man... I rang up to inquire about train times... He inquired whether there had been any messages for him... He was so impressed that he inquired the young shepherd’s name. VERB: V with quote, V of n with quote, V about n, V wh, V n, also V for n, V of n wh, V 2. If you inquire into something, you investigate it carefully. Inspectors were appointed to inquire into the affairs of the company. VERB: V into n/wh
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verb (~d; inquiring) Etymology: Middle English enquiren, from Anglo-French enquerre, from Vulgar Latin *inquaerere, alteration of Latin ~re, from in- + quaerere to seek Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to ask about some kindred spirit shall ~ thy fate — Thomas Gray 2. to search into ; investigate intransitive verb 1. to put a question ; seek for information by questioning ~d about the horses 2. to make investigation or inquiry — often used with into Synonyms: see ask • ~r noun • inquiringly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. 1 intr. seek information formally; make a formal investigation. 2 intr. & tr. = ENQUIRE. Derivatives inquirer n. Etymology: var. of ENQUIRE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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запрашивать, давать запрос – inquire into INQUIRE гл. 1) спрашивать 2) наводить справки, осведомляться 3) узнавать, выяснять 4) исследовать (into) 5) расследовать • - inquire about ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. спрашивать, узнавать to inquire smb.'s name —- спросить чье-л. имя to inquire the way of smb. —- спросить у кого-л., как пройти to inquire of smb. the reason for smth. —- узнавать у кого-л. причину чего-л. to inquire what a person wants —- узнать, что человек хочет he inquired whether (if) he had to pay for the luggage —- он справился, нужно ли ему платить за багаж 2. (for) спрашивать кого-л. или что-л. he was inquired for at the office —- им интересовались на работе did he inquire for me? —- он меня спрашивал? to inquire for a book at a shop —- спросить книгу в магазине 3. (after, about, upon) справляться, осведомляться, наводить справки to inquire after (about) smb.'s health —- осведомиться (справиться) о чьем-л. здоровье to inquire of smb. about (concerning, in regard to) the matter —- расспрашивать кого-л. о деле the house is to let, inquire within —- дом сдается внаем, об условиях справляться здесь 4. (into) расследовать; выяснять to inquire into the matter —- расследовать дело ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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into исследовать; разузнавать; выяснять, расследовать INQUIRE v. 1) спрашивать, узнавать 2) наводить справки, добиваться сведений - inquire closely - inquire about - inquire after - inquire for - inquire into INQUIRE about осведомляться, спрашивать о ком-л., о чем-л. INQUIRE after осведомляться, спрашивать о ком-л., о чем-л. INQUIRE closely допытываться INQUIRE for осведомляться, спрашивать о ком-л., о чем-л. ...Англо-русский словарь
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enquire inquire especially BrE enquire v 1 to ask someone for information ("Are you getting married?" the television interviewer inquired.) + abou (I am writing to inquire about your advertisement in The Times.) inquire whether/why/how etc (The waiter inquired whether we would like to sit near the window.) (- see ask) 2 inquire within used on notices, especially in shop windows, to mean that you can find out more about something inside (Vacancies - inquire within.) - inquirer n inquire after sb/sth phr v to ask someone about someone else, about how they are and what they are doing (He called me aside to inquire after my daughter.) inquire into sth phr v to ask questions in order to get more information about something (The investigation will inquire into the exact circumstances of the sale.) inquire sth of sb phr v formal to ask someone a question about something (He nervously inquired of his host whether he could light a cigarette.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- c.1300, from O.Fr. enquerre, from V.L. *inquжrere, from L. inquirere, from in- "into" + quжrere "ask, seek." Respelled 14c. on L. model, but half-Latinized enquire still persists. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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