inquiry
in·quiry
noun
an instance of questioning
- “there was a question about my training”
- “we made inquiries of all those who were present”
a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest
Origin
From Middle English enquery, from the Old French verb enquerre, from Latin inquīrō, composed of in- (“in, at, on; into”) + quaerō (“to seek, look for”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (“to acquire”). Later respelled to conform to the original Latin spelling, as opposed to the Old French spelling.
Phrases
- contextual inquiry
- court of inquiry
- disciplinary inquiry
- domestic inquiry
- freedom of inquiry
- grounded narrative inquiry
- hard inquiry
- inquiry-based learning
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