Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to enquire into sth
Participle: enquired into sth
Gerund: enquiring into sth
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | enquire into sth |
| you | enquire into sth |
| he;she;it | enquires into sth |
| we | enquire into sth |
| you | enquire into sth |
| they | enquire into sth |
Perfect
| I | have enquired into sth |
| you | have enquired into sth |
| he;she;it | has enquired into sth |
| we | have enquired into sth |
| you | have enquired into sth |
| they | have enquired into sth |
Past
| I | enquired into sth |
| you | enquired into sth |
| he;she;it | enquired into sth |
| we | enquired into sth |
| you | enquired into sth |
| they | enquired into sth |
Pluperfect
| I | had enquired into sth |
| you | had enquired into sth |
| he;she;it | had enquired into sth |
| we | had enquired into sth |
| you | had enquired into sth |
| they | had enquired into sth |
Future
| I | will enquire into sth |
| you | will enquire into sth |
| he;she;it | will enquire into sth |
| we | will enquire into sth |
| you | will enquire into sth |
| they | will enquire into sth |
Future Perfect
| I | will have enquired into sth |
| you | will have enquired into sth |
| he;she;it | will have enquired into sth |
| we | will have enquired into sth |
| you | will have enquired into sth |
| they | will have enquired into sth |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | enquire into sth |
| you | enquire into sth |
| he;she;it | enquire into sth |
| we | enquire into sth |
| you | enquire into sth |
| they | enquire into sth |
Perfect
| I | have enquired into sth |
| you | have enquired into sth |
| he;she;it | have enquired into sth |
| we | have enquired into sth |
| you | have enquired into sth |
| they | have enquired into sth |
Imperfect
| I | enquired into sth |
| you | enquired into sth |
| he;she;it | enquired into sth |
| we | enquired into sth |
| you | enquired into sth |
| they | enquired into sth |
Pluperfect
| I | had enquired into sth |
| you | had enquired into sth |
| he;she;it | had enquired into sth |
| we | had enquired into sth |
| you | had enquired into sth |
| they | had enquired into sth |
Conditional
Present
| I | would enquire into sth |
| you | would enquire into sth |
| he;she;it | would enquire into sth |
| we | would enquire into sth |
| you | would enquire into sth |
| they | would enquire into sth |
Perfect
| I | would have enquired into sth |
| you | would have enquired into sth |
| he;she;it | would have enquired into sth |
| we | would have enquired into sth |
| you | would have enquired into sth |
| they | would have enquired into sth |
Imperative
| you | enquire into sth |
| we | Let's enquire into sth |
| you | enquire into sth |
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:]