enquiry
🇺🇸
/ˈɪnkwəri/
🇬🇧
/ɪnˈkwaɪəri/
noun
B2
An official investigation to find out why something happened or to get information.
The government started an enquiry into the accident to find out what went wrong.
B2
A request for information or a question about someone or something.
We got many enquiries about the new job opening at our company.
R
The act of asking questions or gathering information.
The police are following different lines of enquiry to solve the case.
R
A place where you can ask for information.
Go to the enquiry desk to see if someone found your lost bag.
translation
An official investigation to find out why something happened or to get information.; A request for information or a question about someone or something.; The act of asking questions or gathering information.; A place where you can ask for information.
Word Forms
Plural
enquiries