enquire

== English == === Etymology === From Old French enquerre, from en- + querre (“to search, to look for”), from Latin quaerere, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (“to acquire”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɛnˈkwaɪə/, /ɪn-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɛnˈkwaɪɹ/, /ɪn-/, /ɪŋ-/ Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ) Hyphenation: in‧qui‧re === Verb === enquire (third-person singular simple present enquires, present participle enquiring, simple past and past participle enquired) British English form of inquire. ==== Usage notes ==== See the usage notes in the entry "inquire". ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== enquiry === Anagrams === inquere