inquire

Other spellings

• enquire (Usage note: In British English, the spelling enquire is more common, with inquire often reserved for official inquests. In Canada and the US, both spellings are acceptable, though inquire is favored. [1])

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) enquire

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) enquires

Past tense (ya wuce) enquired

Past participle (ya wuce) enquired

Present participle (ana cikin yi) enquiring

1. (intransitive), (formal) If you enquire about something, you ask about it. <> yi tambayar, yi fatawa, yi cigiya, bincika.

   He is enquiring about you <> Yana tambaya akan ki/ka.

   The police are enquiring into the matter <> 'Yan sanda suna binciken maganar.

2. enquire at (for information) <> tuntuɓa

   I enquired the embassy for visa information <> Na tuntuɓi ofishin jakadanci don bayanin biza.

Synonyms

• ask

Related words

• enquiry/inquiry (bincike)
• enquiring
• enquiringly
• enquirer

Google translation of enquire

1. (verb) bincika <> search, analyze, explore, inquire, investigate, research;