Enquiry — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an instance of questioning

a search for knowledge

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛŋkwˈaɪɚɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛŋkwˈaɪəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛŋkwˈaɪəɹi/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛŋkwˈaɪɚɹi/.

Examples

there was a question about my training
we made inquiries of all those who were present
their pottery deserves more research than it has received

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

inquiry question interrogation query research

Antonyms

answer

Parts of Speech

noun	an instance of questioning “there was a question about my training”
noun	a search for knowledge “their pottery deserves more research than it has received”
noun	a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest

Word Forms

question	verb	conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
inquire	verb	inquire about
enquire	verb	inquire about
query	verb	pose a question
interrogate	verb	pose a series of questions to
research	verb	attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Anfrage

ein Beispiel für eine Befragung

🇫🇷French

enquête

un exemple de questionnement

🇪🇸Spanish

consulta

un caso de interrogatorio

🇮🇹Italian

inchiesta

un esempio di interrogatorio

🇳🇱Dutch

navraag

een voorbeeld van vragen

🇵🇹Portuguese

investigação

um exemplo de questionamento

🇷🇺Russian

расследование

пример допроса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जाँच करना

पूछताछ का एक उदाहरण

🇧🇩Bengali

তদন্ত

প্রশ্ন করার একটি উদাহরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

விசாரணை

கேள்விக்கு ஒரு உதாரணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

విచారణ

ప్రశ్నించడానికి ఒక ఉదాహరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

चौकशी

प्रश्न विचारण्याचे एक उदाहरण

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂછપરછ

પ્રશ્ન પૂછવાનું એક ઉદાહરણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಚಾರಣೆ

ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸುವ ಒಂದು ನಿದರ್ಶನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അന്വേഷണം

ചോദ്യം ചെയ്യാനുള്ള ഒരു ഉദാഹരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੁੱਛਗਿੱਛ

ਸਵਾਲ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਉਦਾਹਰਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

انکوائری

پوچھ گچھ کی ایک مثال

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

询问

提问的一个例子

🇯🇵Japanese

問い合わせ

尋問の一例

🇰🇷Korean

문의

질문의 예

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cuộc điều tra

một trường hợp đặt câu hỏi

🇹🇭Thai

สอบถามรายละเอียดเพิ่มเติม

ตัวอย่างของการซักถาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

pertanyaan

contoh pertanyaan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtatanong

isang halimbawa ng pagtatanong

🇲🇾Malay

siasatan

contoh soal jawab

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سؤال

مثال على الاستجواب

🇮🇷Persian

استعلام

یک نمونه سوال

🇹🇷Turkish

sorgu

bir sorgulama örneği

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲקִירָה

מקרה של תשאול

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