English-Thai Dictionary

enquire

VI ถาม คำถาม  ask inquire question tam-kam-tam

 

enquire

VT สืบสวน  สอบสวน  ไต่สวน  หา ข้อเท็จจริง  analyze inquire investigate sub-suan

 

enquire about

PHRV สอบถาม เกี่ยวกับ  ถาม เกี่ยวกับ  inquire about ask about sob-tam-kiao-kap

 

enquire after

PHRV ถามไถ่ เรื่อง สุขภาพ (อย่าง สุขภาพ  ask after tam-tai-rueang-suk-ka-papb

 

enquire after

PHRV สอบถาม  ค้นหา (โดย การ ถาม  inquire after sob-tam

 

enquire for

PHRV ถามหา  inquire for ask for tam-ha

 

enquire into

PHRV ค้นหา เกี่ยวกับ  สอบถาม เกี่ยวกับ  inquire into look into see into kon-ha-kiao-kab

 

enquire of

PHRV ถาม  สอบถาม  inquire of tam

 

enquire within

PHRV สอบถาม ภายใน (อาคาร หรือ สถานที่ บอก ไว้  inquire within apply within sob-tam-pai-nai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ENQUIRE

usually written inquire, which see and its derivatives.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ENQUIRE

ENQUIRE En *quire ", v. i. & t.

 

Defn: See Inquire.

 

ENQUIRER

ENQUIRER En *quir "er, n.

 

Defn: See Inquirer.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

enquire

en quire |enˈkwīr ɪnˈkwaɪər | ▶verb chiefly Brit. another term for inquire. DERIVATIVES en quir er noun ORIGIN Middle English enquere, from Old French enquerre, based on Latin inquirere (based on quaerere ‘seek ’).

 

Oxford Dictionary

enquire

en |quire |ɪnˈkwʌɪə | ▶verb chiefly Brit. 1 [ reporting verb ] ask for information from someone: [ no obj. ] : he enquired about cottages for sale | [ with clause ] : I enquired where he lived | [ with direct speech ] : ‘How well do you know Berlin? ’ he enquired of Hencke. • [ no obj. ] (enquire after ) ask about the health and well-being of (someone ): Angus enquired after her parents. • [ no obj. ] (enquire for ) ask to see or speak to (someone ). 2 [ no obj. ] (enquire into ) investigate; look into: the task of political sociology is to enquire into the causes of political events. DERIVATIVES enquirer noun ORIGIN Middle English enquere, from Old French enquerre, based on Latin inquirere (based on quaerere ‘seek ’). usage: The traditional distinction between enquire and inquire is that enquire is used for general senses of ‘ask ’ while inquire is reserved for uses meaning ‘make a formal investigation ’. In practice, however, there little discernible distinction in the way the two words are used today in British English, although inquiry is commoner than enquiry in the sense ‘a formal investigation ’. In all senses inquire and inquiry are the more usual forms in US English, whereas enquire and enquiry are chiefly restricted to British English.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

enquire, inquire

enquire, inquire verb 1 I enquired about part-time training courses: ask, make enquiries, ask questions, pose a question, request information; want to know, look to someone for answers. 2 the commission is to enquire into alleged illegal payments: conduct an enquiry, make enquiries, probe, look; investigate, research, examine, explore, scan, sift, delve, dig, search, scrutinize, study, inspect, survey, analyse, consider, appraise; subject to an examination; informal check out, suss out, snoop.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

enquire

en quire /ɪnkwáɪə r /動詞 ｟英 ｠＝inquire .