HOW TO PRONOUNCE
inquiry
/ɪnˈkwaɪ(ə)ɹi/
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What does inquiry mean?
noun
- The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
- A search for truth, information, or knowledge; examination of facts or principles; research; investigation; inquest.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɪnˈkwaɪ(ə)ɹi/
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There was the usual stoppage at the barrier guardhouse, and the usual lanterns came glancing forth for the usual examination and inquiry.
“We--we forgot that I am a sick man,” he said feebly, answering Celia's look of surprised inquiry with a forced, wan smile.
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As to what became of “the treasure” of the cathedral of Embrun, we should be embarrassed by any inquiry in that direction.
How could she become a woman of wider knowledge, higher repute—“better,” as she termed it—this was her constant inquiry of her mother.
“Walter, you never mean to tell me that you have allowed all this to go on without inquiry into Mr. Lydgate’s prospects?”