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# inquiry

«inquiry» in Mova's school dictionary: **a question you ask to get information** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (an inquiry, inquiries)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An inquiry is a question you ask to get information. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inquiry/#m1)

2) An inquiry is an official investigation to find out the truth about something, such as an accident. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inquiry/#m2)

3) In school science, inquiry is learning by asking questions and testing them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inquiry/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons, «inquiry» or «enquiry» means asking a question and carrying out an investigation. In news, governments hold inquiries into disasters. In everyday life, shops have inquiry desks. Phrases: make an inquiry, an inquiry into, police inquiries, scientific inquiry.

### examples

- I made an inquiry about the price of the tickets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inquiry/#x1)
- The government held an inquiry into the train crash. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inquiry/#x2)
- Our science inquiry asked: «Which ball bounces highest?» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inquiry/#x3)
- Police are making inquiries about the stolen bike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inquiry/#x4)
- Ask at the inquiry desk for help. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inquiry/#x5)
- Thank you for your inquiry; we will answer soon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inquiry/#x6)
- The inquiry found that the bridge was unsafe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inquiry/#x7)
- As regards the serious incidents further inquiry is needed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inquiry/#x8)

### note

Plural: inquiries (y → ies). Spelling: «inquiry» is usual in the USA; in the UK both «inquiry» (official investigation) and «enquiry» (asking a question) are used. Say: in-KWY-ree (UK) or IN-kwuh-ree (US). Verb: inquire / enquire.

### In the corpora

- [It is a snare to a man rashly to say: 'Holy', and after vows to make inquiry.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.583/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «inquiry» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inquiry/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.