inquiry : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: inquiry	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for inquiry
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inquiry n a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received" Synonym(s): inquiry, enquiry, research an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" Synonym(s): question, inquiry, enquiry, query, interrogation Antonym(s): answer a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest Synonym(s): inquiry, enquiry
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inquiry \Inquir"y\, n.; pl. {Inquiries}. [See {Inquire}.] [Written also {enquiry}.] 1. The act of inquiring; a seeking for information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning. He could no path nor track of foot descry, Nor by inquiry* learn, nor guess by aim. --Spenser. The men which were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate. --Acts x. 17. 2. Search for truth, information, or knoledge; examination into facts or principles; research; invextigation; as, physical inquiries. All that is wanting to the perfection of this art will undoubtedly be found, if able men . . . will make inquiry into it. --Dryden. {Court of inquiry}. See under {Court}. {Writ of inquiry}, a writ issued in certain actions at law, where the defendant has suffered judgment to pass against him by default, in order to ascertain and assess the plaintiff's damages, where they can not readily be ascertained by mere calculation. --Burrill. Syn: Interrogation; interrogatory; question; query; scrutiny; investigation; research; examination.