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What (who) is enquire - definition
enquire
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Enquire (disambiguation)
¦ verb chiefly Brit.
1. ask for information.
(enquire after) ask about the health and well-being of.
[as adjective enquiring] (of a look) suggesting that information is sought.
2. (enquire into) investigate.
Derivatives
enquirer noun
enquiringly adverb
Origin
ME enquere, from OFr. enquerre, based on L. inquirere (based on quaerere 'seek').
Usage
The traditional distinction between enquire and inquire is that enquire is to be used for general senses of 'ask', while inquire is reserved for uses meaning 'make a formal investigation'. In practice, however, enquire (and enquiry) is more common in British English while inquire (and inquiry) is more common in US English, but otherwise there is little discernible distinction in the way the words are used.
Examples of use of enquire
1. "Chief executive Alistair Mackintosh has this morning telephoned Portsmouth‘s chief executive Peter Storrie to enquire about Pedro‘s health.
2. Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje visited the hospital to enquire about the condition of the actor‘s family.
3. No one needed to enquire about the identity of my table companion.
4. "I have been making rounds of Ambala, Panipat and Delhi to enquire about my compensation.
5. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh also visited the hospital to enquire about Bachchan‘s health.