| ADJECTIVE | all | inquiring | given to inquiry / inquiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOUN | communication | inquiring, questioning | a request for information |
| Sounds | ihnkway'erihng | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | given to inquiry / inquiry. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "an inquiring mind" | |
| Narrower | fact-finding, investigative, investigatory | designed to find information or ascertain facts |
| inquisitive | inquiring or appearing to inquire | |
| inquisitorial | Having the authority to conduct official investigations | |
| inquisitorial | marked by inquisitive interest | |
| inquisitory, probing, searching | diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation | |
| See also | curious | eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns) |
| Opposite | uninquiring, uninquisitive | not inquiring |
| Spanish | inquiridor, inquisidor | |
| Adverbs | inquiringly | in an inquiring manner |
| Meaning | A request for information. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | questioning | |
| Narrower | challenge | Questioning a statement and demanding an explanation |
| interrogation, examination, interrogatory | formal systematic questioning | |
| question, inquiry, enquiry, query, interrogation | An instance of questioning | |
| Broader | request, asking | The verbal / verbal / verbal act of requesting / requesting / requesting |
| Spanish | interrogatorio, preguntas | |
| Catalan | interrogatori, preguntes | |
| Verbs | inquire | address a question to and expect an answer from |
| inquire | conduct an inquiry or investigation of | |
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