Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - inquiry

(inquiries) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: The spelling 'enquiry' is also used. 1. An inquiry is a question which you ask in order to get some information. He made some inquiries and discovered she had gone to the Continent... N-COUNT 2. An inquiry is an official investigation. The Democratic Party has called for an independent inquiry into the incident. N-COUNT 3. Inquiry is the process of asking about or investigating something in order to find out more about it. The investigation has suddenly switched to a new line of inquiry. N-UNCOUNT 4. see also court of inquiry