Question 1 · Quick check
enquire
CEFRB1
/ɛnˈkwaɪə/
verb
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To ask for information about something.
- 02
verb
Extra detailBritish English form of inquire.
Examples
I called the station to enquire about train times.
Why don't you telephone the theatre and enquire about tickets?
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 2
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 2
Also pronounced
- /ɪn-/
Deep Dive
More examples
In context"Y-You OK? Not hurt?", I enquire timidly. "Ah, no, I'm fine."
He enquired about the availability of rental bicycles in the town.
Having thus at length enquired the truth concerning Law and dispense.
Quick test
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Origin
verb
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”).