what does inquire mean?
INQUIRE as VERB
- Meaning
- have a wish or desire to know something
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- He wondered who had built this beautiful church
Hypernyms(s) inquire is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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- I asked about their special today
- He had to ask directions several times
Hypernyms(s) inquire is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- conduct an inquiry or investigation of
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Usage Example(s)
- The district attorney’’s office investigated reports of possible irregularities
- inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady
Hypernyms(s) inquire is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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