inquire

Etymology
From, composed of + , of uncertain origin, but possibly from , from. Displaced 🇨🇬 (from 🇨🇬, of the same source) and native 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  To ask (about something).
 * 2)  To make an inquiry or an investigation.
 * 3)  To call; to name.
 * 1)  To call; to name.

Usage notes

 * The spelling is more common, especially in American English, but also in British English. Some authorities assert that a distinction is made in the UK, with  being used for a non-official enquiry, and  being used in legal or government contexts; in the US, Canada, an Australia, this distinction is not made and  is used generally.

Translations

 * Arabic: اِسْتَعْلَمَ,
 * Egyptian Arabic: سأل
 * Armenian:
 * Basque:
 * Bulgarian:, интересувам се
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French: ,
 * Galician:
 * German:, ,
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Irish: fiafraigh, fiosraigh
 * Japanese:, , ,
 * Latin: scisco, sciscitor, scitor
 * Maori: pakirehua
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Sanskrit:
 * Scottish Gaelic: faighnich
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Telugu:, దర్యాప్తు చేయు
 * Thai:
 * Ukrainian:, довідуватися


 * Bulgarian: разпитяам
 * Finnish:
 * Maori: whakaui, urupounamu, pakirehua
 * Scottish Gaelic: faighnich
 * Spanish: ,