enquire
Etymology
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Etymology
From Old French enquerre, from en- + querre, from Latin quaero, of uncertain origin, but possibly from itc-pro *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂-.
Pronunciation Verbenquire (enquires, present participle enquiring; simple past and past participle enquired)
. - He enquired about the availability of rental bicycles in the town.
- 1644, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine or Discipline of Divorce: […], 2nd edition, London: [s.n.], →OCLC ↗, book:
- Having thus at length enquired the truth concerning Law and dispense.
- 1814, Lord Byron, “Canto I”, in The Corsair, a Tale, London: […] Thomas Davison, […], for John Murray, […], →OCLC ↗, stanza II, page 5 ↗, lines 79–82:
- Thus prompts his accents and his actions still, / And all obey and few enquire his will; / To such, brief answer and contemptuous eye / Convey reproof, nor further deign reply.
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