inquire

About 3.90 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To ask (about something).

   May I inquire to whom I have the honor of speaking?

2. verb To make an inquiry or an investigation.

   Police are already inquiring into the incident.

3. verb To call; to name.

Similar words

enquire ask wonder query enquiry interrogate querying inquiry request question

Often followed by

into about whether what of how as after if

Word family

inquired inquirer inquirers inquires inquiring inquiringly