INQUIRE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for INQUIRE?

Need another word that means the same as “inquire”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “inquire” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Inquire” are: enquire, investigate, wonder, ask, make inquiries, ask questions, pose a question, request information, conduct an inquiry, probe, look

Inquire as a Verb

Definitions of "Inquire" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “inquire” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Address a question to and expect an answer from.
• Have a wish or desire to know something.
• Inquire about.
• Ask about the health and well-being of (someone.
• Ask for information from someone.
• Investigate; look into.
• Ask to see or speak to (someone.
• Conduct an inquiry or investigation of.

Synonyms of "Inquire" as a verb (11 Words)

ask	Require or ask for as a price or condition. He was asking 250 for the guitar.
ask questions	Consider obligatory; request and expect.
conduct an inquiry	Behave in a certain manner.
enquire	Inquire about.
investigate	Investigate scientifically. When you didn t turn up I thought I d better come back to investigate.
look	Look forward to the probable occurrence of. They looked up as he came into the room.
make inquiries	Represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like.
pose a question	Behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others.
probe	Examine physically with or as if with a probe. Hands probed his body from top to bottom.
request information	Ask (a person) to do something.
wonder	Place in doubt or express doubtful speculation. He wondered who had built this beautiful church.

Usage Examples of "Inquire" as a verb

• Inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady.
• I inquired where he lived.
• I inquired about their special today.
• ‘How well do you know Berlin?’ he inquired of Hencke.
• Annie inquired after her parents.
• He inquired about cottages for sale.
• The task of political sociology is to inquire into the causes of political events.
• That was Paul inquiring for you—I told him he couldn't come in.

Associations of "Inquire" (30 Words)

answer	Give the correct answer or solution to. His answer to any problem was to get drunk.
answerable	Responsible for. The Attorney General is answerable only to Parliament for his decisions.
ask	Require or ask for as a price or condition. It s asking a lot but could you look through Billy s things.
askance	(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy. Her eyes with their misted askance look.
asking	The verbal act of requesting.
curiosity	A state in which you want to learn more about something. Filled with curiosity she peered through the window.
curious	Expressing curiosity. She was curious to know what had happened.
dubious	Morally suspect. He holds the dubious distinction of being relegated with every club he has played for.
enigma	A person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand. Madeleine was still an enigma to him.
enquire	Have a wish or desire to know something.
inquiring	(of a look or expression) suggesting that information is sought. An inquiring mind.
inquiry	A search for knowledge. All lines of inquiry are open.
inquisitive	Inquiring or appearing to inquire. If someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive.
inquisitor	An officer of the Inquisition. The professional inquisitors of the press.
interrogate	Obtain data from (a computer file, database, storage device, or terminal. A ground based transmitter sends a signal to interrogate an instrument on the aircraft.
interrogation	Formal systematic questioning. He had trouble phrasing his interrogations.
interrogative	Some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood. A hard interrogative stare.
interrogatory	A written question which is formally put to one party in a case by another party and which must be answered. She abandoned her interrogatory monologue.
interview	Go for an interview in the hope of being hired. She was interviewed by a reporter from the Daily News.
marvel	Something that causes feelings of wonder. The marvels of technology.
nosy	Offensively curious or inquisitive. Nosy neighbours.
pardon	Grant a pardon to. I know Catherine will pardon me.
poser	A person who poses; a poseur.
query	Pose a question. I rang the water company to query my bill.
question	Ask someone questions especially in an official context. She called for the question.
reply	A statement either spoken or written that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation. He was gone before we could reply to his last remark.
solve	Settle, as of a debt. Solve for x.
theoretically	In theory; according to the assumed facts. This scenario is theoretically possible but not very likely.
why	The cause or intention underlying an action or situation especially in the phrase the whys and wherefores. Why did he do it.
wonder	Something that causes feelings of wonder. A wonder drug.