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inquired
(encz) | inquired,dotazoval v: Zdeněk Brož |
inquired
(encz) | inquired,vyptával v: Zdeněk Brož |
inquired
(encz) | inquired,vyšetřoval v: Zdeněk Brož |
Inquired
(gcide) | Inquire \In*quire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inquired; p. pr. &
vb. n. Inquiring.] [OE. enqueren, inqueren, OF. enquerre,
F. enqu['e]rir, L. inquirere, inquisitum; pref. in- in +
quarere to seek. See Quest a seeking, and cf. Inquiry.]
[Written also enquire.]
1. To ask a question; to seek for truth or information by
putting queries.
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We will call the damsel, and inquire. --Gen. xxiv.
57.
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Then David inquired of the Lord yet again. And the
Lord answered him. --1 Sam.
xxiii. 4.
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2. To seek to learn anything by recourse to the proper means
of knowledge; to make examination.
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And inquire
Gladly into the ways of God with man. --Miltom.
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Note: This word is followed by of before the person asked;
as, to inquire of a neighbor. It is followed by
concerning, after, or about, before the subject of
inquiry; as, his friends inquired about or concerning
his welfare. "Thou dost not inquire wisely concerning
this." --Eccl. vii. 10. It is followed by into when
search is made for particular knowledge or information;
as, to inquire into the cause of a sudden death. It is
followed by for or after when a place or person is
sought, or something is missing. "Inquire in the house
of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus." --Acts ix. 11.
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inquired
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