inquires

VERB

ask; look into

Synonyms

STRONGEST

examine inspect interrogate investigate

STRONG

analyze catechize explore grill hit knock probe prospect pry query question roast scrutinize search seek sift study

WEAK

feel out go over hit up request information seek information test the waters

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore

STRONG

answer find neglect reply

WEAK

respond

Example Sentences

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She said she hadn’t been able to move out of her shelter in Brooklyn, in large part because she gets turned down by landlords scrutinizing her salary when she inquires about apartments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

“Are these the last days?” a village priest inquires.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Melania inquires about what Macron has done to curb bullying and anxiety among French youth.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026

Five public inquires were started in Scotland between 2007 and 2014, including the Penrose contaminated blood probe and the Edinburgh Tram inquiry, at a cost of £42.6m.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

“He inquires always,” I said, “into the nature of right and wrong; which is the issue in this present contest.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson