Inquiry

Definition of inquiry:

part of speech: noun

Act of inquiring; question; investigation.

part of speech: noun

Act of inquiring: search for knowledge: investigation: a question.

part of speech: noun

The act of asking about; search by question; investigation; question; research. Also, enquiry.

Usage examples for inquiry:

• Further inquiry revealed that these members belonged to his daughter. "Buddhism and Buddhists in China", Lewis Hodus.

• I am, by inquiry and conviction, as well as by inclination and feeling, a Christian; life would be intolerable to me if I were not so. "Colloquies on Society", Robert Southey.

• These experiments, which were intended as preliminary to a more extended inquiry were made with a view to find approximately how the duration of a blow varied with the weight of the hammer, its velocity of descent, and with the materials. "Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II", Joshua Rose.

• He sat down, and looked with earnest inquiry at his visitor. "The Living Link", James De Mille.