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- DictionaryIn·quir·y/ˈinˌkwīrē/
noun
- 1. an act of asking for information: "a reporter from New York makes inquiries"
inquiry. noun. (also enquiry) /ˈɪnkwəri/ , /ɪnˈkwaɪəri/. (pl. inquiries, enquiries) [countable] an official process to find out the cause of something or to find out information about something a murder inquiry inquiry into something a public inquiry into the environmental effects of the proposed new road to hold/order an inquiry into ...
an official process to discover the facts about something bad that has happened: There will be an official inquiry into the train crash. inquiry noun (ASKING QUESTIONS) the process of asking questions in order to get information. (Definition of inquiry from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of inquiry.
an investigation, as into an incident: a Congressional inquiry into the bribery charges. the act of inquiring or of seeking information by questioning; interrogation. a question; query.
Definition of inquiry – Learner’s Dictionary. inquiry. noun. ( also UK enquiry) uk / ɪnˈkwaɪəri / us. inquiry noun (QUESTION) B1. a question that you ask when you want more information: The company has received a lot of inquiries about its new Internet service. Want to learn more?
inquire (somewhat formal) to ask someone for information: I am writing to inquire about the research position. May I inquire who's calling, please? ( = on the telephone )
noun. (also UKenquiry)uk/ɪnˈkwaɪəri/ pluralinquiries. formal. a question that you ask to get information. B1formal. a question that you ask to get information: The company has received a lot of inquiries about its new service. The city has received a lot of inquiries about changes to the bus routes.
inquiry | enquiry noun. Factsheet. Etymology. Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the noun inquiry mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun inquiry. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.