Definition of inquire

"inquire" in the verb sense

1. ask, inquire, enquire

address a question to and expect an answer from

"Ask your teacher about trigonometry"

"The children asked me about their dead grandmother"

"I inquired about their special today"

"He had to ask directions several times"

2. wonder, inquire, enquire

have a wish or desire to know something

"He wondered who had built this beautiful church"

3. investigate, inquire, enquire

conduct an inquiry or investigation of

"The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"

"inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"

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Quotations for inquire

A corrupt judge is not qualified to inquire into the truth. [ Horace ]

I never hear of a great man, that I do not inquire who was his mother. [ J. Adams ]

I am no herald to inquire of men's pedigrees; it sufficeth me if I know their virtues. [ Sir P. Sidney ]

Take note of what you see, give heed to what you hear, and be silent. Judge little, inquire much. [ Platen ]

Nothing is more idle than to inquire after happiness, which nature has kindly placed within our reach. [ Johnson ]

Let every one inquire of himself what he loveth, and he shall resolve himself of whence he is a citizen. [ S. Augustine ]

Forbear to inquire, thou mayst not know, Leuconoë, for you may not know what the gods have appointed either for you or for me. [ Horace ]

We disregard the things which lie under our eyes; indifferent to what is close at hand, we inquire after things that are far away. [ Pliny ]

Aphorisms, representing a knowledge broken, do invite men to inquire further; whereas methods carrying the show of a total do secure men, as if they were at furthest. [ Bacon ]

We must not inquire too curiously into motives. They are apt to become feeble in the utterance; the aroma is mixed with the grosser air. We must keep the germinating grain away from the light. [ George Eliot ]

inquire in Scrabble®

The word inquire is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters inquire:

INQUIRE
(128 = 78 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

inquire

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word inquire

INQUIRE
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In inquire

INQUIRE
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INQUIRE
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INQUIRE
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INQUIRE
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inquire in Words With Friends™

The word inquire is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters inquire:

INQUIRE
(155 = 120 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

inquire

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word inquire

INQUIRE
(155 = 120 + 35)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In inquire

INQUIRE
(155 = 120 + 35)
INQUIRE
(113 = 78 + 35)
INQUIRE
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INQUIRE
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Words within the letters of inquire

2 letter words in inquire (6 words)

3 letter words in inquire (4 words)

4 letter words in inquire (4 words)

5 letter words in inquire (3 words)

7 letter words in inquire (1 word)

inquire + 1 blank (3 words)

Words containing the sequence inquire

Words that start with inquire (5 words)

Words with inquire in them (3 words)

Words that end with inquire (2 words)

Word Growth involving inquire

Shorter words in inquire

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re ire quire

Longer words containing inquire

inquired reinquired

inquirer inquirers

inquires reinquires

reinquire reinquired

reinquire reinquires