inquiry

Definitions

noun

1

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

2

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

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.

Collocations

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ADJ.

concerning, conscious, deeper, formal, late, legitimate, major, received

The police launched a formal inquiry into the missing documents at the company.

VERB + INQUIRY

answer, answering, disregard, field, gaze

The detective decided to disregard the witness's inquiry about why he was asking so many questions.

INQUIRY + NOUN

accident, arithmetic, business, kansas

The accident inquiry found that the driver had failed to check his mirrors before changing lanes.

PREP.

from, into

The police launched an inquiry into the missing documents from the company's office.

ADV.

promptly

The government responded promptly to the public inquiry about safety standards at the factory.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest

enquiry

noun — a search for knowledge

noun — an instance of questioning

Antonyms

answer

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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Scientific inquiry

Wiktionary

02

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 se

Wiktionary

03

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

Tatoeba · #54479

04

This subject is outside the scope of our inquiry.

Tatoeba · #56708

05

Thank you very much if the shipment has already been made and please disregard this inquiry.

Tatoeba · #266803

06

He wrote a letter of inquiry to his business contact.

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