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Definitions for Inquiring

[1] seeking facts, information, or knowledge: an inquiring mind.
[2] curious; probing; inquisitive in seeking facts: an inquiring reporter.
[3] scrutinizing; questioning: He looked at his father with inquiring eyes.
[4] to seek information by questioning; ask: to inquire about a person.
[5] to make investigation (usually followed by into ): to inquire into the incident.
[6] to seek to learn by asking: to inquire a person's name.
[7] Obsolete . to seek.
[8] Obsolete . to question (a person).
[9] inquire after , to ask about the state of health or condition of: Friends have been calling all morning to inquire after you.
[10] seeking or tending to seek answers, information, etc an inquiring mind
[11] to seek information; ask she inquired his age ; she inquired about rates of pay (foll by of) to ask (a person) for information I'll inquire of my aunt when she is coming
[12] (intr often foll by into ) to make a search or investigation

Words related to Inquiring

searching, questioning, interrogative, interested, prying, probing, examining, heuristic, analytical, doubtful, inquisitive, nosy, quizzical, speculative, studious, investigative, Socratic, catechistic, fact-finding, investigatory

Words nearby Inquiring

inquiet, inquietude, inquiline, inquire, inquire after, inquiring, inquiry, inquisition, inquisitionist, inquisitive, inquisitor

Origin of Inquiring

e1250–1300; Middle English < Latin inquīrere to seek for (see in-2, query); replacing Middle English enqueren < Old French enquerre < Latin, as above

Words that may be confused with Inquiring

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, inquireinquirer, inquisitor

Other words from Inquiring

in·quir·ing·ly , adverb
non·in·quir·ing , adjective
non·in·quir·ing·ly , adverb
un·in·quir·ing , adjective
in·quir·a·ble , adjective
in·quir·er , noun
re·in·quire , verb, re·in·quired, re·in·quir·ing.
un·in·quired , adjective

Word origin for Inquiring

eC13: from Latin inquīrere from in- ² + quaerere to seek

Synonyms for Inquiring

examining, heuristic, interested, interrogative, probing, prying, questioning, searching, Socratic, analytical, catechistic, doubtful, fact-finding, inquisitive, investigative, investigatory, nosy, outward-looking, quizzical, speculative, studious