inquire

inquire
verb
1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) spørre om, forespørre
2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) forhøre seg om
3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) spørre hvordan det står til
4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) spørre om, henvende seg til
5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) spørre etter
6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) undersøke, etterforske
- make inquiries
verb \/ɪnˈkwaɪə\/ eller enquire
1) spørre, høre om, spørre etter, forhøre seg, stille spørsmål
he inquired the way
han spurte etter veien
he inquired what I wanted
han spurte hva jeg ville
2) henvende seg
3) utrede, undersøke
4) (sjelden) søke
beg to inquire be om å få vite
I beg to inquire when the departure is taking place
jeg vil gjerne få vite når avreisen er
inquire about\/after\/concerning spørre om, spørre angående
he inquired about her husband's illness
han forhørte seg om sykdommen til mannen hennes
I would like to inquire after Mr. Smith, one of your patients
jeg vil gjerne spørre hvordan det står til med Mr. Smith, en av pasientene deres
inquire at henvende seg til
the ad said to inquire at Mr.Scott's
i annonsen stod det at en kunne henvende seg til herr Scott
inquired for spurt etter, søkt etter
inquire for spørre etter
inquire for somebody be om å få snakke med noen
inquire into undersøke, etterforske, forske i, utrede
inquire of somebody forhøre seg hos noen, spørre (hos) noen

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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  • inquire — in‧quire [ɪnˈkwaɪə ǁ ˈkwaɪr] also enquire verb [intransitive] 1. to ask someone for information: inquire about • Hundreds of prospective buyers have inquired about the auction. inquire whether/​ when/​why etc …   Financial and business terms

  • Inquire — In*quire , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Inquired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inquiring}.] [OE. enqueren, inqueren, OF. enquerre, F. enqu[ e]rir, L. inquirere, inquisitum; pref. in in + quarere to seek. See {Quest} a seeking, and cf. {Inquiry}.] [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inquire — [in kwīr′] vi. inquired, inquiring [ME enqueren < OFr enquerre < VL * inquaerere, for L inquirere < in , into + quaerere, to seek] 1. to seek information; ask a question or questions 2. to carry out an examination or investigation:… …   English World dictionary

  • Inquire — In*quire , v. t. 1. To ask about; to seek to know by asking; to make examination or inquiry respecting. [1913 Webster] Having thus at length inquired the truth concerning law and dispense. Milton. [1913 Webster] And all obey and few inquire his… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inquire — (v.) late 13c., from O.Fr. enquerre ask, inquire about (Mod.Fr. enquérir), from V.L. *inquaerere, from L. in into (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + quaerere ask, seek (see QUERY (Cf. query)). Respelled 14c. on Latin model, but half Latinized enquire stil …   Etymology dictionary

  • inquire — I verb ask, catechize, conduct research, cross examine, delve into, examine, explore, interrogate, investigate, look into, probe, propose a question, pry into, pursue, query, question, quiz, research, scrutinize, search, search into, seek… …   Law dictionary

  • inquire of — index consult (seek information from), cross examine Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • inquire re — index examine (interrogate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • inquire — query, question, *ask, interrogate, catechize, quiz, examine Contrasted words: reply, *answer, respond, rejoin, retort …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • inquire — [v] ask; look into analyze, catechize, examine, explore, feel out, go over, grill, hit, hit up, inspect, interrogate, investigate, knock, probe, prospect, pry, query, question, request information, roast, scrutinize, search, seek, seek… …   New thesaurus

  • inquire — in|quire enquire [ınˈkwaıə US ˈkwaır] v [I and T] formal [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: enquerre, from Latin inquirere, from quaerere to look for ] to ask someone for information ▪ Why are you doing that? the boy inquired. inquire about… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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