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