inquiry

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈkwaɪəri/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈkwaɪri, ˈɪnkwəri/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in kwīər′ē, in′kwə rē)


Inflections of 'inquiry' (n): npl: inquiries

Collocations for "inquiry"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "inquiry" in context.

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inquiry

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. make a [formal, written] inquiry
  2. submit a [formal] inquiry
  3. make an inquiry into
  4. an inquiry into the [crime, murder]
  5. launch an inquiry into the [incident, accident]
  6. launch [a formal, an internal] inquiry into
  7. further inquiry turned up new [clues, evidence]
  8. a [murder, public] inquiry
  9. the police are (currently) following several lines of inquiry
  10. have taken a new line of inquiry
  11. received over [200] inquiries about
  12. inquiries about [a job, an opening, a position, a vacancy]
  13. please [address, send] all inquiries to
  14. the process of scientific inquiry
'inquiry' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
call - independent - initiate - launch - reply - response - thorough

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