inquireverb [ I or T ]
UK also enquire uk/ɪnˈkwaɪər/us/ɪnˈkwaɪr/B2 to ask for information:
Shall I inquire about the price of tickets?
[ + question word ] She called to inquire when her car would be ready.
[ + speech ] "Where are we going?" he inquired politely.
More examples
- "How is your wife now, Charles?" "She's improving, thank you. It's kind of you to inquire."
- Mrs Tuck called half an hour ago to inquire whether her order was ready.
- I thought it might be rude to inquire about her ex-husband.
- I have a customer on the phone inquiring about the publication date.
- "Are you the manager of this establishment?", he inquired sternly.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Questioning people & asking questions in general
- beat
- bombard
- canvass
- cross-question
- debrief
- desk research
- enquiry
- feel sb/sth out
- interrogate
- interview
- opinion poll
- pin
- Q, q
- questioner
- questioning
- roll call
- third
- tie sb down
- what do you have to say for yourself? idiom
- worm
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Idiom(s)
inquire within
Phrasal verb(s)
inquire after sb
inquire into sth