especially British EnglishBrEx-ref another spelling of inquire/ inquire的另一种拼法► see thesaurus at ask
Examples from the Corpus
enquire• People enquired but there was no trace of it.• Only after they were dead, it seemed, did the hierarchy begin to enquire into performance.• She was a little distracted when Sophie asked permission for her outing, or she might have enquired more closely into the details.• Mr. Chapman enquired of the Board whether the paupers and children should be allowed to have money in the workhouse.• Head whirling, she went into a travelagency and enquired the air fare to Toronto.• I remember asking my privatesecretary to enquire what would be the main subjects of our discussion.
From Longman Business Dictionary
enquireen·quire /ɪnˈkwaɪə-ˈkwaɪr/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] especially BrE