inquiry

inquiry
, enquiry - plural inquiries, enquiries - noun
1) ((an act of) asking or investigating: His inquiries led him to her hotel; (also adjective) All questions will be dealt with at the inquiry desk.)
2) (an investigation: An inquiry is being held into her disappearance.)
subst. \/ɪnˈkwaɪərɪ\/, amer. også: \/ˈɪnkwərɪ\/ eller enquiry
1) spørsmål, forespørsel, spørsmål etter, etterspørsel
2) etterforskning, undersøkelse, forskning
3) avhør, forhør
4) (sjøfart) sjøforklaring
5) spørsmål
• he gave her a look of inquiry
han sendte henne et spørrende blikk
6) (EDB) oppslag
by inquiry ved å forhøre seg
• by inquiry he got all the information he needed
ved å forhøre seg fikk han alle de opplysningene han trengte
free inquiry fri forskning
hold an inquiry into foreta en undersøkelse om, foreta et avhør om
inquiry about\/after\/for forespørsel om, spørsmål angående
inquiry into undersøkelse om, etterforskning angående, forskning i
make inquiries foreta forespørsler, forhøre seg, stille spørsmål, innhente opplysninger
on further inquiry etter nærmere undersøkelse

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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