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inquire

🇬🇧 UK/in'kwaiә/🇺🇸 US
IELTSB2

Definitions

v.

To ask for information about something; to investigate or look into a matter.

询问,打听;调查,查究

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
quireseek, ask, question
=inquire

Common Collocations

  • 1.inquire about询问关于
  • 2.inquire into调查
  • 3.[inquire] details[打听]细节

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She inquired about the position and learned more details.

  • 2.

    The police inquired into the suspicious circumstances of the accident.

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