inquire

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Three Americans were injured and over forty persons lost their lives, although the boat was not sunk but was towed to Boulogne I was instructed to inquire from the German Government as to whether a German submarine had sunk the Sussex_.

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  1. intransitive verb To seek information by asking a question: inquired about prices.
  2. intransitive verb To make an inquiry or investigation: inquire into the extent of the corruption.
  3. transitive verb To ask about.

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  1. Middle English enquiren, from Old French enquerre, from Vulgar Latin *inquaerere, alteration of Latin inquīrere : in-, into; see in-2 + quaerere, to seek.

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  1. Also enquire; from Middle English inqueren, enqueren, from Old French enquerre, enquerir, French enquérir = Provencal enquerer, enquerir, enquerre, inquerer = Spanish Portuguese inquirir = Italian inquerire, inquirere, inchierere, from Latin inquirere, seek after, search for, inquire into, from in, into, + quœrere, seek: see query, quest. Cf. acquire, exquire, require, conquer.
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/ɪnˈkwaɪr/
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