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1. Address a question to and expect an answer from
   "I inquired about their special today";
   - ask, enquire [Brit, Cdn]
    
2. Have a wish or desire to know something
   "He inquired who had built this beautiful church";
   - wonder, enquire [Brit, Cdn]
    
3. Conduct an inquiry or investigation of
   "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady";
   - investigate, enquire [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: inquiring, inquires, inquired

Type of: communicate, examine, intercommunicate, probe, query, question