Enquire
//ɛnˈkwaɪə// verb
verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
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
Example
More examples""Y-You OK? Not hurt?", I enquire timidly. "Ah, no, I'm fine.""
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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