inquiry

«inquiry» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a question you ask to get information — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an inquiry, inquiries)

meaning for a pupil

1) An inquiry is a question you ask to get information. tree →

2) An inquiry is an official investigation to find out the truth about something, such as an accident. tree →

3) In school science, inquiry is learning by asking questions and testing them. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons, «inquiry» or «enquiry» means asking a question and carrying out an investigation. In news, governments hold inquiries into disasters. In everyday life, shops have inquiry desks. Phrases: make an inquiry, an inquiry into, police inquiries, scientific inquiry.

examples

• It is a snare to a man rashly to say: 'Holy', and after vows to make inquiry. (Writings PRO.20.25, JPS 1917) tree →
• I made an inquiry about the price of the tickets. tree →
• The government held an inquiry into the train crash. tree →
• Our science inquiry asked: «Which ball bounces highest?» tree →
• Police are making inquiries about the stolen bike. tree →
• Ask at the inquiry desk for help. tree →
• Thank you for your inquiry; we will answer soon. tree →
• The inquiry found that the bridge was unsafe. tree →
• As regards the serious incidents further inquiry is needed. tree →

note

Plural: inquiries (y → ies). Spelling: «inquiry» is usual in the USA; in the UK both «inquiry» (official investigation) and «enquiry» (asking a question) are used. Say: in-KWY-ree (UK) or IN-kwuh-ree (US). Verb: inquire / enquire.

In the corpora

• It is a snare to a man rashly to say: 'Holy', and after vows to make inquiry.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «inquiry» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.