Found 4 items, similar to inquire.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: inquire
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English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: inquire
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: inquire
inquire
v 1: inquire about;
“I asked about their special today”;
“He had
to ask directions several times” [syn:
ask,
enquire]
2: have a wish or desire to know something;
“He wondered who
had built this beautiful church” [syn:
wonder,
enquire]
3: 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,
enquire]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Inquire
Inquire
\In*quire"\, v. t.
1. To ask about; to seek to know by asking; to make
examination or inquiry respecting.
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Having thus at length inquired the truth concerning
law and dispense. --Milton.
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And all obey and few inquire his will. --Byron.
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2. To call or name. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Syn: To ask; question. See
Question.
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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.
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We will call the damsel, and inquire. --Gen. xxiv.
57.
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Then David inquired of the Lord yet again. And the
Lord answered him. --1 Sam.
xxiii. 4.
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2. To seek to learn anything by recourse to the proper means
of knowledge; to make examination.
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And inquire
Gladly into the ways of God with man. --Miltom.
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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.
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