Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
enquire into something — enˈquire into sth derived to find out more information about sth Syn: ↑investigate • A committee was appointed to enquire into the allegations. Main entry: ↑enquirederived … Useful english dictionary
enquire into — investigate. → enquire … English new terms dictionary
enquire — ► VERB 1) ask for information. 2) (enquire after) ask about the health and well being of. 3) (enquire into) investigate. DERIVATIVES enquirer noun enquiring adjective … English terms dictionary
enquire — (also inquire esp. in AmE) verb ADVERB ▪ further ▪ pleasantly, politely ▪ Adam enquired politely whether they had enjoyed the show. ▪ anxiously … Collocations dictionary
enquire — verb chiefly Brit. 1》 ask for information. ↘(enquire after) ask about the health and well being of. ↘[as adjective enquiring] (of a look) suggesting that information is sought. 2》 (enquire into) investigate. Derivatives enquirer noun… … English new terms dictionary
enquire — inquire; verb 1) I enquired about training courses Syn: ask, make enquiries 2) the commission is to enquire into the payments Syn: investigate, probe, look into, research, examine, explore … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
enquire, inquire — ▶ verb 1 I enquired about part time training courses: ASK, make enquiries, question someone, request information. 2 the commission is to enquire into alleged illegal payments: INVESTIGATE, conduct an enquiry, probe, look into; research, examine … Useful english dictionary
enquire — enquire, enquiry, inquire, inquiry The forms in en and in have long been largely interchangeable. At present the in forms are dominant in all meanings in AmE, whereas in BrE there is a tendency to prefer the in forms for official or formal types… … Modern English usage
enquire — [v] ask about analyze, check, examine, explore, go over, inquire, inspect, investigate, look into, probe, pry, query, question, scrutinize, search, seek, seek an answer, want to know; concepts 24,48 … New thesaurus
enquire — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enquire / enquiry vs inquire / inquiry — In British English there s a subtle difference between enquiry and inquiry, but Americans tend to use inquiry for both, as a result the lines are getting blurred, but generally: If you enquire about someone or something you ask about them.… … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
