English-Thai Dictionary

inquiry

N การ ไต่สวน  investigation query kan-tai-suan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INQUIRY

n. 1. The act of inquiring; a seeking for information by asking questions; interrogation.
The men who were sent from Cornelius, had made inquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate. Acts 1 :17.
2. Search for truth, information or knowledge; research; examination into facts or principles by proposing and discussing questions, by solving problems, by experiments or other modes; as physical inquiries; inquiries about philosophical knowledge.
The first inquiry of a rational being should be, who made me? the second, why was I made? who is my Creator, and what is his will?

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INQUIRY

In *quir "y, n.; pl. Inquiries. Etym: [See Inquire. ] [Written also enquiry. ]

 

1. The act of inquiring; a seeking for information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning. He could no path nor track of foot descry, Nor by inquiry learn, nor guess by aim. Spenser. The men which were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate. Acts x. 17.

 

2. Search for truth, information, or knoledge; examination into facts or principles; research; invextigation; as, physical inquiries. All that is wanting to the perfection of this art will undoubtedly be found, if able men. .. will make inquiry into it. Dryden. Court of inquiry. See under Court. -- Writ of inquiry, a writ issued in certain actions at law, where the defendant has suffered judgment to pass against him by default, in order to ascertain and assess the plaintiff's damages, where they can not readily be ascertained by mere calculation. Burrill.

 

Syn. -- Interrogation; interrogatory; question; query; scrutiny; investigation; research; examination.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

inquiry

in quir y |inˈkwī (ə )rē, ˈinˌkwī (ə )rē, ˈinkwərē, ˈiNG- ˈɪnkwaɪri |(also chiefly Brit. enquiry ) ▶noun ( pl. inquiries ) an act of asking for information: the deluge of phone inquiries after a crash | they were following a definite line of inquiry. • an official investigation. usage: See usage at inquire .

 

Oxford Dictionary

inquiry

in |quiry |ɪnˈkwʌɪri | ▶noun ( pl. inquiries ) another term for enquiry.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

inquiry

inquiry noun 1 an inquiry about our location: question, query. 2 an inquiry into alleged security leaks: investigation, probe, examination, review, analysis, exploration; inquest, hearing.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

inquiry

inquiry noun See enquiry.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

inquiry

in quir y /ɪ́nkwəri |ɪnkwáɪ (ə )ri /→inquire 名詞 複 -ies /-z /1 C «…についての » 問い合わせ , 質問 ; 照会 «about » ; U 尋ねること ▸ make inquiries 問い合わせる ▸ Thank you for your inquiry about your current bill .請求書に関するお問い合わせ, 誠にありがとうございました .2 C 【事件 事故などについての 】(公式の )調査 , 捜査, 取り調べ, 研究 «into » ; U 調査すること ▸ launch [hold ] an inquiry into A A 〈事件など 〉についての調査を開始する [行う ]▸ make discreet inquiries 慎重に調べる ▸ help the police with their inquiries ｟英 ｠警察の取り調べに応じる ▸ (a ) scientific inquiry 科学的研究, 学術調査 .3 C ｟英 ｠〖-ies 〗案内所 .～́ à gent ｟英 やや古 ｠私立探偵 .～́ ò ffice ｟英 ｠＝information desk .