Inquiry - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- an instance of questioning (syn: enquiry, interrogation, query, question)
- a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest (syn: enquiry)
Extra examples
She refused to answer inquiries from the media about her marriage.
The board ordered an inquiry to determine whether the rules had been followed.
Further inquiry showed that he had visited the city twice before.
The police are pursuing a new line of inquiry.
We're getting a lot of inquiries about our new service.
I don't know who sent the gift, but I'll make some inquiries.
On further inquiry, it emerged that Malcolm had not been involved in the incident.
The local council set up a committee of inquiry to look into policing arrangements.
He got a quick reply to his inquiry.
...his debonair dismissal of my inquiry concerning his financial situation led me to believe that nothing was wrong...
I appreciated his solicitous inquiry about my health.
She has a mind for serious inquiry, as befits a scientist.
He had bottomed the whole inquiry.
An inquiry form is included in the insert in the newspaper.
The police are currently pursuing several lines of inquiry into the case.
Word forms
singular: inquiry
plural: inquiries
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