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Enquire

//ɛnˈkwaɪə// verb

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Verb

1
British English form of inquire. British, English, alt-of
"He enquired about the availability of rental bicycles in the town."
2
have a wish or desire to know something wordnet
3
conduct an inquiry or investigation of wordnet
4
address a question to and expect an answer from wordnet

Etymology

From Old French enquerre, from en- + querre (“to search, to look for”), from Latin quaerere, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (“to acquire”).

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