Definition of inquire

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Inquire (v. i.) To seek to learn anything by recourse to the proper means of knoledge; to make examination.

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Inquisition :: Inquisition (v. t.) To make inquisistion concerning; to inquire into.
Inquirent :: Inquirent (a.) Making inquiry; inquiring; questioning.
Inquirable :: Inquirable (a.) Capable of being inquired into; subject or liable to inquisition or inquest.
Querent :: Querent (n.) An inquirer.
Quaere :: Quaere (v. imperative.) Inquire; question; see; -- used to signify doubt or to suggest investigation.
Examine :: Examine (v. t.) To test by any appropriate method; to inspect carefully with a view to discover the real character or state of; to subject to inquiry or inspection of particulars for the purpose of obtaining a fuller insight into the subject of examination, as a material substance, a fact, a reason, a cause, the truth of a statement; to inquire or search into; to explore; as, to examine a mineral; to examine a ship to know whether she is seaworthy; to examine a proposition, theory, or question..
Inquire :: Inquire (v. t.) To ask about; to seek to know by asking; to make examination or inquiry respecting.
Reference :: Reference (n.) One of whom inquires can be made as to the integrity, capacity, and the like, of another..
After :: After (prep.) Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness..
Inquisitive :: Inquisitive (a.) Disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer..
Asker :: Asker (n.) One who asks; a petitioner; an inquirer.
Searcher :: Searcher (n.) One who, or that which, searhes or examines; a seeker; an inquirer; an examiner; a trier..
Coroner :: Coroner (n.) An officer of the peace whose principal duty is to inquire, with the help of a jury, into the cause of any violent, sudden or mysterious death, or death in prison, usually on sight of the body and at the place where the death occurred..
Investigate :: Investigate (v. t.) To follow up step by step by patient inquiry or observation; to trace or track mentally; to search into; to inquire and examine into with care and accuracy; to find out by careful inquisition; as, to investigate the causes of natural phenomena..
Examinable :: Examinable (a.) Capable of being examined or inquired into.
Voir Dire :: Voir dire () An oath administered to a witness, usually before being sworn in chief, requiring him to speak the truth, or make true answers in reference to matters inquired of, to ascertain his competency to give evidence..
Jury :: "Jury (a.) A body of men, usually twelve, selected according to law, impaneled and sworn to inquire into and try any matter of fact, and to render their true verdict according to the evidence legally adduced. See Grand jury under Grand, and Inquest..
Hearken :: Hearken (v. i.) To inquire; to seek information.
Skeptic :: Skeptic (n.) A doubter as to whether any fact or truth can be certainly known; a universal doubter; a Pyrrhonist; hence, in modern usage, occasionally, a person who questions whether any truth or fact can be established on philosophical grounds; sometimes, a critical inquirer, in opposition to a dogmatist..
Questioner :: Questioner (n.) One who asks questions; an inquirer.
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