OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 26541

inquire

/ɪnˈkwaɪə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
informarse • inquerir (disused) • inquirir • investigar
To ask (about something).
"A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain, as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner. "We'll see him on in Washington some day.[…]A strong man—a strong…
May I inquire to whom I have the honor of speaking?
consultar • inquerir (disused) • inquirir • preguntar
To make an inquiry or an investigation.
It is these people, gentlemen, the disseminators of these rumours, who are my dangerous accusers; because those who hear them suppose that anyone who inquires into such matters mus…
Police are already inquiring into the incident.