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enquire

en·quire

UK/ɛnˈkwaɪə/ US/ɪn-/ uncommon british

verb

1.

inquire about

  • “I asked about their special today”
  • “He had to ask directions several times”
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2.

conduct an inquiry or investigation of

  • “The district attorney”
  • “;”
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3.

have a wish or desire to know something

  • “He wondered who had built this beautiful church”
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Origin

From Old French enquerre, from en- + querre (“to search, to look for”), from Latin quaerere, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (“to acquire”).

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