Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to inquire
Participle: inquired
Gerund: inquiring
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | inquire |
| you | inquire |
| he;she;it | inquires |
| we | inquire |
| you | inquire |
| they | inquire |
Perfect
| I | have inquired |
| you | have inquired |
| he;she;it | has inquired |
| we | have inquired |
| you | have inquired |
| they | have inquired |
Past
| I | inquired |
| you | inquired |
| he;she;it | inquired |
| we | inquired |
| you | inquired |
| they | inquired |
Pluperfect
| I | had inquired |
| you | had inquired |
| he;she;it | had inquired |
| we | had inquired |
| you | had inquired |
| they | had inquired |
Future
| I | will inquire |
| you | will inquire |
| he;she;it | will inquire |
| we | will inquire |
| you | will inquire |
| they | will inquire |
Future Perfect
| I | will have inquired |
| you | will have inquired |
| he;she;it | will have inquired |
| we | will have inquired |
| you | will have inquired |
| they | will have inquired |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | inquire |
| you | inquire |
| he;she;it | inquire |
| we | inquire |
| you | inquire |
| they | inquire |
Perfect
| I | have inquired |
| you | have inquired |
| he;she;it | have inquired |
| we | have inquired |
| you | have inquired |
| they | have inquired |
Imperfect
| I | inquired |
| you | inquired |
| he;she;it | inquired |
| we | inquired |
| you | inquired |
| they | inquired |
Pluperfect
| I | had inquired |
| you | had inquired |
| he;she;it | had inquired |
| we | had inquired |
| you | had inquired |
| they | had inquired |
Conditional
Present
| I | would inquire |
| you | would inquire |
| he;she;it | would inquire |
| we | would inquire |
| you | would inquire |
| they | would inquire |
Perfect
| I | would have inquired |
| you | would have inquired |
| he;she;it | would have inquired |
| we | would have inquired |
| you | would have inquired |
| they | would have inquired |
Imperative
| you | inquire |
| we | Let's inquire |
| you | inquire |
Verbs conjugated like 'inquire'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'inquire'
enquire,
inquere,
acquire,
conquire,
enquere,
esquire,
exquire,
indure,
injure,
inquiet,
Additional Information
Etymology
From Latin inquīrō (“to seek for”), composed of in- (“in, at, on; into”) + quaerō (“to seek, look for”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (“to acquire”). Displaced Middle English enqueren (from Old French enquerre, of the same source) and native Middle English speir (“ask, inquire”). See: Latin '
inquīrō', Old French '
enquerre'.
Sample Sentences
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I have not inquired among my medical acquaintance, whether Turtle, and cold Punch, with Hock, Champagne, and Claret, and all the slight et cetera usually included in an unlimited order for a good dinner—especially when [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] ‘How beautiful she looks ! ’ ‘How trim she is ! ’ — are heard on every side. Even the lazy gentleman with his hat on one side and his hands in his pockets, who has dispensed so much consolation by inquiring with a yawn of another gentleman whether he is ‘going across’—as if it were a ferry—even he condescends to look that way, and nod his head, as who should say, ‘No mistake about that: ’ and [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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The fruits of the earth have their growth in corruption. Out of the rottenness of these things, there has sprung up in Boston a sect of philosophers known as Transcendentalists. On inquiring what this appellation might be supposed to signify, I was given to understand that whatever was unintelligible would be certainly transcendental. Not deriving much comfort from this elucidation, I [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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The large class of readers, startled by these facts, will exclaim, with one voice, ‘How very preposterous ! ’ On my deferentially inquiring why, they will answer, ‘These things are above their station. ’ In reply to that objection, I would beg to ask what their station is.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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‘What have they to do with it ? ’ I naturally inquired.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] already intimated, is somewhat of the warmest. What it would be, without the sea breezes which come from its beautiful Bay in the evening time, I will not throw myself or my readers into a fever by inquiring.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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I took that opportunity of inquiring how they conducted themselves immediately before going out; adding that I presumed they trembled very much.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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The woman looked calm, as the boat went on; and a beautiful soft summer breeze passed like a compassionate spirit over her head,—the gentle breeze, that never inquires whether the brow is dusky or fair that it fans. And she saw sunshine sparkling on the water, in golden ripples, and heard gay voices, full of ease and pleasure, talking around her everywhere; but [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] You call upon a gentleman in a country town, and his help informs you that he is ‘fixing himself ’ just now, but will be down directly: by which you are to understand that he is dressing. You inquire, on board a steamboat, of a fellow-passenger, whether breakfast will be ready soon, and he tells you he should think so, for when he was last below, they were ‘fixing the tables: ’ in other words, [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] about her heart, so freely; that all the other lady passengers entered into the spirit of it as much as she; and the captain (who heard all about it from his wife ) was wondrous sly, I promise you: inquiring, every time we met at table, as in forgetfulness, whether she expected anybody to meet her at St. Louis, and whether she would want to go ashore the night we reached it (but he supposed she would [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)