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Enquire (Verb)

Meaning 1

Address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"; "I inquired about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Inquire
  • Ask

Hypernyms

  • Communicate
  • Intercommunicate

Hyponyms

  • Pry
  • Interrogate
  • Question
  • Query
  • Consult
  • Confer With

Related Words

  • Enquiry (noun)
  • Enquirer (noun)

Meaning 2

Conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Inquire
  • Investigate

Hypernyms

  • Probe
  • Examine

Hyponyms

  • Spy

Related Words

  • Enquiry (noun)
  • Enquirer (noun)

Meaning 3

Have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Synonyms

  • Inquire
  • Wonder

Hypernyms

  • Question
  • Query

Hyponyms

  • Request
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