Enquire has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
address a question to and expect an answer from
"Ask your teacher about trigonometry"
"The children asked me about their dead grandmother"
"I inquired about their special today"
"He had to ask directions several times"
2
conduct an inquiry or investigation of
"The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"
"inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"
3
have a wish or desire to know something
"He wondered who had built this beautiful church"
4
To make an enquiry.
"She stopped to enquire about the train schedule at the station."
Example Sentences
"Ask your teacher about trigonometry"
verb
"The children asked me about their dead grandmother"
verb
"I inquired about their special today"
verb
"He had to ask directions several times"
verb
"The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"
verb
"inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"
verb
"He wondered who had built this beautiful church"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Origin
Enquire comes from the Old French word enquerre, which was formed by adding "en-" to querre, meaning "to search" or "to look for." This term entered English through Norman French after its roots traced back to Latin quaerere.