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inquire
What does inquire mean?
inquire (verb): address a question to and expect an answer from.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use inquire in a sentence?
- I inquired about their special today. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce inquire?
/ɪnˈkwaɪɹ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does inquire come from?
From Latin inquīrō (“to seek for”), composed of in- (“in, at, on; into”) + quaerō (“to seek, look for”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (“to acquire”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to inquire
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “inquire” mean?
to be equal to, or match, or to surpass another
Not quite: that's what rival means.
address a question to and expect an answer from
Right! That's what “inquire” means.
to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Not quite: that's what verify means.
to completely remove, get rid of, put an end to
Not quite: that's what eliminate means.
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