Enquire Meaning
/ɛnˈkwaɪə/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbBritish English form of inquire.
Sentence Examples
"Y-You OK? Not hurt?", I enquire timidly. "Ah, no, I'm fine."
Why don't you telephone the theatre and enquire about tickets?
I called the station to enquire about train times.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The journalist decided to ____ about the mayor's mysterious disappearance.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I would like to ____ about the availability of rooms for the upcoming weekend.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Having thus at length enquired the truth concerning Law and dispense."
— 1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC:
"Thus prompts his accents and his actions still, / And all obey and few enquire his will; / To such, brief answer and contemptuous eye / Convey reproof, nor further deign reply."
— 1814, Lord Byron, “Canto I”, in The Corsair, a Tale, London: […] Thomas Davison, […], for John Murray, […], →OCLC, stanza II, page 5, lines 79–82:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The journalist decided to ____ about the mayor's mysterious disappearance.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I would like to ____ about the availability of rooms for the upcoming weekend.