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In some senses, enquiry is marked as British. Watch for register when choosing this word.
enquiry
UK /ɪnˈkwaɪə.ɹi/ US /ɪnˈkwaɪə.ɹi/
noun 1
Definitions
noun
1
British form of inquiry.
scientific enquiry
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (title of book by David Hume)
Collocations
5ADJ.
concerning, departmental, released, scientific
The departmental enquiry into the accident took several months to complete.
VERB + ENQUIRY
answering, long-awaited, said
The company said an enquiry into the accident would begin next week.
ENQUIRY + NOUN
action, human
The police launched an enquiry into the missing person case last week.
PREP.
despite
Despite the lengthy enquiry, the company was never found to have broken any laws.
ADV.
finally, promptly
After waiting weeks for a response, the company finally responded to my enquiry about the refund.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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scientific enquiry
Wiktionary02
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (title of book by David Hume)
Wiktionary03
I appreciate your answering my enquiry so promptly.
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The Prime Minister said that the enquiry would establish who knew what, when.
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The long-awaited commission of enquiry report was released yesterday afternoon.
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The minister was caught lying to the corruption enquiry and was forced to resign.
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