Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to enquire after sb
Participle: enquired after sb
Gerund: enquiring after sb
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | enquire after sb |
| you | enquire after sb |
| he;she;it | enquires after sb |
| we | enquire after sb |
| you | enquire after sb |
| they | enquire after sb |
Perfect
| I | have enquired after sb |
| you | have enquired after sb |
| he;she;it | has enquired after sb |
| we | have enquired after sb |
| you | have enquired after sb |
| they | have enquired after sb |
Past
| I | enquired after sb |
| you | enquired after sb |
| he;she;it | enquired after sb |
| we | enquired after sb |
| you | enquired after sb |
| they | enquired after sb |
Pluperfect
| I | had enquired after sb |
| you | had enquired after sb |
| he;she;it | had enquired after sb |
| we | had enquired after sb |
| you | had enquired after sb |
| they | had enquired after sb |
Future
| I | will enquire after sb |
| you | will enquire after sb |
| he;she;it | will enquire after sb |
| we | will enquire after sb |
| you | will enquire after sb |
| they | will enquire after sb |
Future Perfect
| I | will have enquired after sb |
| you | will have enquired after sb |
| he;she;it | will have enquired after sb |
| we | will have enquired after sb |
| you | will have enquired after sb |
| they | will have enquired after sb |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | enquire after sb |
| you | enquire after sb |
| he;she;it | enquire after sb |
| we | enquire after sb |
| you | enquire after sb |
| they | enquire after sb |
Perfect
| I | have enquired after sb |
| you | have enquired after sb |
| he;she;it | have enquired after sb |
| we | have enquired after sb |
| you | have enquired after sb |
| they | have enquired after sb |
Imperfect
| I | enquired after sb |
| you | enquired after sb |
| he;she;it | enquired after sb |
| we | enquired after sb |
| you | enquired after sb |
| they | enquired after sb |
Pluperfect
| I | had enquired after sb |
| you | had enquired after sb |
| he;she;it | had enquired after sb |
| we | had enquired after sb |
| you | had enquired after sb |
| they | had enquired after sb |
Conditional
Present
| I | would enquire after sb |
| you | would enquire after sb |
| he;she;it | would enquire after sb |
| we | would enquire after sb |
| you | would enquire after sb |
| they | would enquire after sb |
Perfect
| I | would have enquired after sb |
| you | would have enquired after sb |
| he;she;it | would have enquired after sb |
| we | would have enquired after sb |
| you | would have enquired after sb |
| they | would have enquired after sb |
Imperative
| you | enquire after sb |
| we | Let's enquire after sb |
| you | enquire after sb |
Verbs conjugated like 'enquire'
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 'enquire'
enquere,
esquire,
exquire,
inquire,
acquire,
conquire,
endure,
enfire,
enmire,
enmure,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Etymology
1. see inquire. An alternate form mainly used in sense of "to ask a question."
2. From Old French enquerre, from en- + querre (“to search, to look for”), from Latin quaerere, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (“to acquire”). See: Old French '
enquerre', Latin '
quaero'.
Sample Sentences
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He enquired about the availability of rental bicycles in the town.
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Having thus at length enquired the truth concerning Law and dispense. [1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC:]
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Thus prompts his accents and his actions still, / And all obey and few enquire his will; / To such, brief answer and contemptuous eye / Convey reproof, nor further deign reply. [1814, Lord Byron, “Canto I”, in The Corsair, a Tale, London: […] Thomas Davison, […], for John Murray, […], →OCLC, stanza II, page 5, lines 79–82:]