Enquiry

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Inquiry \In*quir"y\, n.; pl. {Inquiries}. [See {Inquire}.]
     [Written also {enquiry}.]
     1. The act of inquiring; a seeking for information by asking
        questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
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              He could no path nor track of foot descry,
              Nor by inquiry learn, nor guess by aim. --Spenser.
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              The men which were sent from Cornelius had made
              inquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the
              gate.                                 --Acts x. 17.
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     2. Search for truth, information, or knowledge; examination
        into facts or principles; research; investigation; as,
        physical inquiries.
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              All that is wanting to the perfection of this art
              will undoubtedly be found, if able men . . . will
              make inquiry into it.                 --Dryden.
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     {Court of inquiry}. See under {Court}.
  
     {Writ of inquiry}, a writ issued in certain actions at law,
        where the defendant has suffered judgment to pass against
        him by default, in order to ascertain and assess the
        plaintiff's damages, where they can not readily be
        ascertained by mere calculation. --Burrill.
  
     Syn: Interrogation; interrogatory; question; query; scrutiny;
          investigation; research; examination.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Enquiry \En*quir"y\, n.
     See {Inquiry}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  enquiry
       n 1: an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my
            training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were
            present" [syn: {question}, {inquiry}, {query}, {interrogation}]
            [ant: {answer}]
       2: a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more
          research than it has received" [syn: {inquiry}, {research}]
       3: a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest
          [syn: {inquiry}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "enquiry":
     ask, ask a question, ask about, ask questions, be curious,
     bring into question, burn with curiosity, demand, dig around for,
     dig up, gape, gawk, inquire, inquire of, interpellate, interrogate,
     make inquiry, nose around for, nose out, peer, propose a question,
     propound a question, put queries, query, question, quiz,
     require an answer, rubber, rubberneck, seek, stare, want to know