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Adjective: inquiring  in'kwI(-u)-ring
  1. Showing curiosity or desire to learn; given to asking questions
    "an inquiring mind"
Verb: inquire  in'kwI(-u)r
  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]

See also: curious, fact-finding, inquisitive, inquisitorial, inquisitory, investigative, investigatory, probing, searching

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

Antonym: uninquiring