Definition
Asked about something in order to get information; past tense of enquire.
Etymology
From Old French 'enquerre,' derived from Latin 'inquirere' (in- 'into' + quaerere 'to seek'). In British English, 'enquire' is preferred, while American English favors 'inquire,' though both spellings are acceptable in modern usage and have been used interchangeably since the 1500s.
Kelly Says
The British and American spelling split (enquire vs. inquire) happened not because one is 'wrong,' but because spelling standards weren't fully fixed until the 19th century, and different countries made different choices—it's like how the language forked into dialects with written rules!
Translations
ARالعربية
استفسر
istafsaṛ
BNবাংলা
জিজ্ঞাসা করেছে
jijñāsā koreche
CACatalà
preguntà
/prəɣunˈta/
CSČeština
zeptal se
/zɛptal sɛ/
DADansk
spurgte
/ˈspœɐ̯ɡədə/
DEDeutsch
nachforschte
/naχˈfɔʁʃtə/
ELΕλληνικά
ερώτησε
erōtise
ESEspañol
investigó
/in.bes.tiˈɣo/
FISuomi
tiedusteli
/ˈtie̯dustel.i/
FRFrançais
enquêta
/ɑ̃.ke.ta/
HUMagyar
kérdezett
/keːrdɛzɛt/
IDBahasa Indonesia
menanyakan
/mənaɲakan/
ITItaliano
indagò
/in.daˈɡo/
MSBahasa Melayu
bertanya
/bərˈtaɲa/
MYမြန်မာ
စော်ဘွယ်တယ်
sawbwe te
NLNederlands
navroeg
/ˈnɑv.rɔx/
PLPolski
zapytał
/zɑˈpɨtaw/
PTPortuguês
investigou
/ĩves.tiˈɡo.u/
RORomână
a întrebat
/a ɨnˈtrebat/
RUРусский
спросил
sprosil
SVSvenska
frågade
/ˈfrɔ̀ːɡa.dɛ/
SWKiswahili
kuuliza
/ku.u.li.za/
TAதமிழ்
விசாரித்தார்
vicārittār
TLTL
tanungin
/tɐˈnuŋɡin/
UKУкраїнська
допитувався
dopytuvavsia