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inquiring definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb inquire 3 senses of inquire Sense 1 ask inquire, enquire => pry => consult, confer with Sense 2 wonder, inquire, enquire => request Sense 3 investigate, inquire, enquire => spy Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb inquire 3 senses of inquire Sense 1 ask inquire, enquire => pry => consult, confer with Sense 2 wonder, inquire, enquire => request => seek Sense 3 investigate, inquire, enquire => spy Entailment of verb inquire Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb inquire 3 senses of inquire Sense 1 ask inquire, enquire => communicate, intercommunicate Sense 2 wonder, inquire, enquire => question, query Sense 3 investigate, inquire, enquire Familiarity of verb inquire inquire used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb inquire Sense 1 ask inquire, enquire => communicate, intercommunicate -------------- Sense 2 wonder, inquire, enquire => question, query -------------- Sense 3 investigate, inquire, enquire -------------- Grep of noun inquiring inquiring Overview of noun inquiring The noun inquiring has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. questioning, inquiring -- (a request for information) Overview of verb inquire The verb inquire has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (13) ask inquire, enquire -- (inquire about "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times") 2. (4) 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") Overview of adj inquiring The adj inquiring has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) inquiring -- (given to inquiry; "an inquiring mind") Antonyms of adj inquiring 1 sense of inquiring Sense 1 inquiring (vs. uninquiring) uninquiring (vs. inquiring), uninquisitive Similarity of adj inquiring 1 sense of inquiring Sense 1 inquiring (vs. uninquiring) => fact-finding, investigative, investigatory => inquisitive => inquisitorial => inquisitorial => inquisitory, probing, searching Also See-> curious#2 Attributes of adj inquiring Familiarity of adj inquiring inquiring used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj inquiring inquiring uninquiring Overview of noun inquiring The noun inquiring has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. questioning, inquiring -- (a request for information) Overview of verb inquire The verb inquire has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (13) ask inquire, enquire -- (inquire about "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times") 2. (4) 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") Overview of adj inquiring The adj inquiring has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) inquiring -- (given to inquiry; "an inquiring mind")
inquiring definition
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