0 to ask for information:
[ + question word ] She called to inquire when her car would be ready.
[ + speech ] "Where are we going?" he inquired politely.
1 to ask for information:
2 to ask for information:
3 written on a notice on a building, especially in a shop window, meaning that information can be found inside:
"How is your wife now, Charles?" "She's improving, thank you. It's kind of you to inquire."
Mrs Tuck called half an hour ago to inquire whether her order was ready.
I thought it might be rude to inquire about her ex-husband.
I have a customer on the phone inquiring about the publication date.
"Are you the manager of this establishment?", he inquired sternly.
Trimming hides and augments the beginnings and ends of dresses; it confuses the issue of construction and baffles the inquiring eye.
As part of this interview, she inquired about the child's language experience across all sources, including family, daycare, other adults, peers and television.
During periods of active surveillance, health workers visited each volunteer home twice weekly, inquiring as to occurrence of diarrhoea since the last visit.
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詢問,打聽…
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询问,打听…
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hacer una consulta, preguntar…
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perguntar, pedir informações…
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(人)が問い合わせる, ~を尋ねる…
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sormak, soruşturmak…
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demander, se renseigner, (s’)informer (sur)…
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preguntar, demanar informació…
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