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