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Meaning of inquire | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

Definitions

  1. To ask (about something)
  2. To ask about the health or condition of (someone).
  3. To make an inquiry or an investigation
  4. to ask for information. navraag doen يَجْمَع مَعْلومات عن разпитвам pedir informações informovat se Erkundigungen einziehen forespørge ζητώ πληροφορίες, συγκεντρώνω στοιχεία pedir información, investigar uurima, küsitlema درباره چیزی پرس و جو کردن kysellä se renseigner לְבַקֵש מֵידָע पूछताछ करना raspitivati se tudakozódik, érdeklődik mencari informasi gera fyrirspurnir, leita upplÿsinga chiedere informazioni 問い合わせる 정보를 요청하다 klausti, teirautis ievākt ziņas bertanya navraag doen drive etterfors...
  5. To call; to name
  6. To seek information by asking a question: inquired about prices.
  7. To make an inquiry or investigation: inquire into the extent of the corruption.
  8. To ask, especially politely or formally: The host inquired why we were leaving so soon. See Synonyms at ask.
  9. To ask questions about (something); investigate or analyze: economists inquiring whether markets behave differently during a recession.
  10. to seek information; ask: she inquired his age; she inquired about rates of pay.
  11. (often foll by: into) to make a search or investigation
    into
  12. to seek information by questioning; ask: to inquire about a person.
  13. to make investigation (usu. fol. by into): to inquire into the incident.
    into

Equivalents

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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