inquiry

CEFRC1

/ɪnˈkwaɪəɹi/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A request for information or an official investigation.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A search for truth, information, or knowledge; examination of facts or principles; research; investigation; inquest.

Examples

  • An inquiry was set up to determine the cause of the accident.

  • This subject is outside the scope of our inquiry.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɪnkwɪɹi/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.

More examples

In context

  • We have just received an inquiry from Kansas concerning your brother.

  • Scientific inquiry

  • Donald Trump has lashed out against his own supporters, calling them gullible “weaklings” for questioning the transparency of a secretive government inquiry into the late high-profile socialite and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Origin

noun

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.