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inquire

Meaning

To seek information by posing a question or series of questions; to make an investigation.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

She felt a knot of worry tighten in her stomach. Had he really forgotten their anniversary? She decided to inquire, her voice a little shaky, "Are we doing anything special tonight?"

The old clockmaker peered at the strange contraption. He needed to know how it worked, so he would have to ask the inventor. He would inquire about each whirring gear and glowing tube, determined to understand its secrets.

The child stared at the strange glowing rock. She wanted to know what it was. Carefully, she decided to inquire about its origins, hoping someone could explain its soft hum.

"Is this thing edible?" the brave explorer did inquire, poking a bright purple mushroom with his spear. His guide just shrugged, "I don't know, but it smells like old socks and despair." The explorer decided to inquire no further and ate a cracker instead.

The knight, Sir Reginald the Slightly Damp, bravely approached the dragon guarding the kingdom's last pickle. "Oh fearsome beast," he declared, "I must inquire about your pickle-related snack habits. Do you prefer dill or bread-and-butter with your fiery breath?"

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

Sarah felt a knot in her stomach. She needed to *inquire* about the missing package, not just hope it would show up. Hesitantly, she dialed the company, ready to ask every question to find out where it had gone.

The explorer paused, squinting at the strange, glyph-covered rock. He needed to understand its purpose, so he began to inquire of the local guides, piecing together their hushed tales about the relic's history.

The drone's sensor readings were baffling. I had to inquire further, piecing together the anomaly's strange energy signature by asking the onboard AI specific questions about atmospheric composition and gravitational shifts. This investigation was crucial for our survival.

I wanted to inquire if my cat, Bartholomew, was secretly a tiny, fluffy ninja plotting world domination. His midnight zoomies and suspicious staring at the ceiling fan made me genuinely curious about his nocturnal activities.

The goblin chef, Flarn, paused mid-stir. "Is that… squirrel essence I smell?" he bellowed, deciding to inquire further about the mysterious aroma emanating from his cauldron of questionable stew. He’d need to make an investigation into this culinary conundrum before his patrons started complaining.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

She needed to know *why* he had left so abruptly. Unable to find him, she decided to inquire with his closest acquaintances, hoping to piece together the truth behind his sudden departure, a knot of worry tightening in her chest.

The old prospector, weathered and weary, decided to inquire about the rumor of untouched veins in the abandoned amethyst mine. He needed to discover if the whispers held any truth before investing his last meager resources in another fruitless expedition.

He had to inquire about the pulsating fungal growth covering the ventilation shaft. Was it affecting the ship's oxygen scrubbers, or was it just an aesthetic problem? His stomach churned with a mix of dread and scientific curiosity as he prepared his questions.

Before undertaking a perilous quest for the legendary "Snugglepuff," the intrepid knight, Sir Reginald, decided to first inquire amongst the local villagers. He hoped to glean some vital intelligence, rather than stumble headfirst into a dragon's breakfast buffet or, worse, a convention of overly affectionate garden gnomes.

Barnaby Buttercup, renowned truffle sniffer and amateur cartographer of subterranean fungi, began to inquire with his prize-winning dachshund, Penelope, about the peculiar iridescent sheen on a particularly pungent specimen. He hoped her eloquent snorts and vigorous tail wags would elucidate the mystery of the glow-in-the-dark morel.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

Desperate to understand the sudden departure of his benefactor, the young orphan would persistently inquire among the castle staff. He sought any tidbit, any clue, to unravel the mystery that had orphaned him once more. His earnest questions were met with stoic silence or vague pronouncements.

After the seismic event subsided, and the dust settled from the peculiar lunar cascade, Professor Jian Jian urgently needed to inquire about the anomalous energy readings. His primary objective was to ascertain the provenance of the bizarre atmospheric disturbances, demanding immediate investigation.

The seasoned diplomat, his brow furrowed with an almost palpable anxiety, began to inquire about the clandestine shipment. He needed to ascertain the provenance of the augmented obsidian shards, each a potential harbinger of an unprecedented interdimensional breach. His hushed, precise questions probed for any deviation from protocol.

After perusing the arcane tome, Bartholomew felt compelled to inquire about the gelatinous, sentient appendage that had sprouted from his Earl Grey. He bravely posed a series of erudite questions to the bewildered butler, hoping to ascertain if this particular phantasmagoria was a common side-effect of bergamot.

My penchant for acquiring abstruse ephemera led me to inquire about the provenance of a singularly calcified gargoyle exhibiting an inordinate cranial protuberance. I felt compelled to investigate its peculiar physiognomy, posing increasingly elaborate queries to the proprietor of the bazaar, whose bewilderment only intensified with each peculiar question.

Difficulty

Basic — Common words most learners already know.

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