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1 выпытывающий взгляд
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2 вопросительный взгляд
1) General subject: interrogative look, interrogatory look, questioning look, quizzical look2) Makarov: inquiring lookУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > вопросительный взгляд
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3 pytając|y
Ⅰ pa ⇒ pytać Ⅱ adj. 1. (wyrażający ciekawość) [spojrzenie, ton] questioning, inquiring, interrogative- pytający wzrok an inquiring look2. Jęz. interrogative- zdanie pytające an interrogative sentenceThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pytając|y
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4 вопрошающий взгляд
General subject: inquiring look, interrogative look, interrogatory lookУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > вопрошающий взгляд
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5 вопрошающий
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6 zwr|ócić
pf — zwr|acać impf Ⅰ vt 1. (oddać) to return, to give back- zwrócić książki do biblioteki to return some books to the library- zwrócić dług/pożyczkę to pay back a debt/a loan- zwróciłeś jej za bilety? have you given her the money for the tickets?- zwrócić komuś koszty podróży to reimburse sb’s travelling expenses- zwrócić pieniądze (za towar) to refund money (for goods)2. (skierować) to direct, to turn- zwrócił światło latarki na ścianę he directed the torch at the wall- stała zwrócona plecami do okna she stood with her back (turned) to the window- zwrócił na mnie pytające spojrzenie he gave me an inquiring look3. (zwymiotować) to bring up [pokarm, obiad] Ⅱ zwrócić się — zwracać się 1. (skierować się) to turn- zwróciła się twarzą ku słońcu she turned her face to the sun- zwrócił się w drugą stronę, zabierając się do odejścia he turned the other way and headed for the door- wszystkie twarze zwróciły się na niego all eyes turned to him2. (przynieść zysk) [inwestycja] to pay for itself- koszty maszyny zwrócą się w ciągu roku the machine will pay for itself in a year3. (zainteresować się) to turn to, to take up- ostatnio zwrócił się ku a. w stronę poezji recently he’s turned to poetry4. (obrócić się) to turn (przeciwko komuś against sb)- dawni sojusznicy zwrócili się teraz przeciwko niemu now his former allies turned against him5. (odezwać się) to address vt- zwracali się do siebie po imieniu they addressed each other by their first names- zwracał się do mnie „szanowny panie” he addressed me as ‘Sir’- pamiętam, że zwrócił się do mnie po niemiecku I remember him speaking to me in German- „podaj mi sól” – zwrócił się do mnie ‘pass the salt, please,’ he said to me- zwrócić się do kogoś z pytaniem to put a question to sb- zwrócić się do kogoś z prośbą to ask sb a favour- zwrócić się z apelem do kogoś to make an appeal to sb6. (poprosić) to turn to, to request- zwrócić się do kogoś o pomoc to turn to sb for help- zwrócił się do policji, by zapewniła mu ochronę he requested police protection■ zwrócić komuś słowo przest. to break off one’s engagement to sbThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zwr|ócić
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7 dubitativo
dubitativo agg.1 doubting: tono dubitativo, doubting tone; sguardo dubitativo, inquiring look // (dir.) assoluzione con formula dubitativa, acquittal for insufficiency of evidence -
8 вопрошающий
вопроша́ющий взгляд — inquiring look
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9 inquisitivamente
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10 fragend
I Part. Präs. fragenII Adj.1. questioning, inquiring2. LING. interrogativeIII Adv.: jemanden fragend ansehen look at s.o. inquiringly; (auch zweifelnd) give s.o. a questioning look* * *quizzical; interrogatory; interrogative* * *fra|gend1. adjBlick questioning, inquiring; (GRAM) interrogative2. adv* * *fra·gendII. advjdn \fragend ansehen to give sb a questioning look* * *B. adj1. questioning, inquiring2. LING interrogativeC. adv:jemanden fragend ansehen look at sb inquiringly; (auch zweifelnd) give sb a questioning look* * *adj.inquiring adj.questioning adj. adv.interrogatively adv.interrogatorily adv.questioningly adv. -
11 curieux
curieux, -ieuse [kyʀjø, jøz]1. adjectivea. ( = intéressé, indiscret) curiousb. ( = bizarre) curious• ce qui est curieux, c'est que... the curious thing is that...2. masculine noun, feminine nouna. ( = indiscret) inquisitive person• petite curieuse ! nosy little thing! (inf)b. ( = badaud) onlooker* * *
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- ieuse kyʀjø, øz adjectif1) ( comme défaut) [personne] inquisitive, curious; [yeux] inquisitive2) ( étrange) strangeet, chose curieuse, elle était seule — and, curiously enough, she was alone
3) ( intellectuellement)je suis curieux de voir... — ( une réaction) I am curious to see...; (une collection, un objet) I am keen to see...
4) ( intéressant) interesting
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nom masculin, féminin1) ( personne indiscrète)c'est un curieux — he's nosy (colloq)
2) ( passant) onlooker
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nom masculin ( chose étrange)le curieux de l'histoire c'est que — the funny ou curious thing about it is that
* * *kyʀjø, jøz (-euse)1. adj1) (= étrange) strange, curious2) (= indiscret) inquisitive, curiousTu es trop curieux. — You're too inquisitive., You're too nosy. *
3) (= intéressé) curiousIl était curieux de savoir comment ça allait finir. — He was curious to know how it was going to end.
être curieux de savoir si... — to be curious to know if..., to be interested to know if...
2. nmpl(= badauds) onlookers, bystanders* * *A adj1 ( comme défaut) [personne] inquisitive, nosy○, curious; [visage, yeux] inquisitive; regarder qn d'un œil curieux to look curiously at sb;2 ( étrange) strange, curious, odd; individu à l'allure curieuse strange-looking ou odd-looking individual; par une curieuse coïncidence by a strange coincidence; un curieux paradoxe a curious paradox; il est curieux de voir à quel point… it is strange ou curious to see how much…; c'est curieux, il n'y a personne that's strange ou curious, there's nobody there; ce qui est curieux c'est que the strange ou curious thing is that; et, chose curieuse, elle était seule and, curiously ou oddly enough, she was alone;3 ( intellectuellement) with an inquiring mind ( épith, après n); esprit curieux person with an inquiring mind; être curieux de to be very interested in; elle est curieuse de tout she has a keen interest in everything; être curieux d'apprendre to be keen to learn; je suis curieux de voir… ( une réaction) I am curious to see…; (une collection, un objet) I am keen to see…;4 ( intéressant) interesting; ce serait curieux à voir it would be interesting to see.B nm,f1 ( personne indiscrète) c'est un curieux he's nosy○; le curieux! the nosy○ thing ou parker GB!; aller quelque part en curieux to go somewhere (just) out of curiosity;2 ( passant) onlooker.C nm ( chose étrange) le curieux de l'histoire c'est que the funny ou curious thing about it is that.( féminin curieuse) [kyrjø, øz] adjectif————————, curieuse [kyrjø, øz] nom masculin, nom féminin2. [indiscret] inquisitive personcurieux nom masculin1. [ce qui est étrange]————————en curieux locution adverbiale -
12 forschend
I Part. Präs. forschen* * *explorative; inquiring; searching* * *fọr|schend1. adjBlick searching2. advsearchinglyetw forschend betrachten — to look at sth very closely
jdn forschend ansehen — to look at sb searchingly, to give sb a searching look
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13 fragen
I vt/i1. ask; (ausfragen) question, query; ( jemanden) etwas fragen ask (s.o.) a question; viel fragen ask a lot of questions; gern fragen like to ask questions; ich wollte fragen, ob... I was wondering if ( oder whether)..., I wanted to ask if ( oder whether)...; wenn ich fragen darf if you don’t mind my asking; da fragst du mich zu viel (I’m afraid) I can’t help you there, I don’t know about that; frag lieber nicht! don’t ask!; (sonst hörst du etw. Unangenehmes) you don’t want to know!; man wird ja wohl noch fragen dürfen sorry I asked; frag nicht so dumm! don’t ask such silly ( oder stupid) questions; da fragst du noch? (das ist doch selbstverständlich) how can you even ask (such a thing)?; (du wagst es zu fragen?) you’ve got a nerve; Fragen kostet nichts there’s no harm in asking2. (sich erkundigen) inquire ( nach oder wegen about); nach jemandem fragen ask about s.o.; nach Befinden: auch ask after s.o.; (jemanden sprechen wollen) ask for s.o.; ich fragte ihn nach seiner Frau I asked him how his wife was; jemanden nach seinem Namen / dem Weg etc. fragen ask s.o. his ( oder her) name / the way etc.3. (bitten): ( jemanden) fragen nach ask (s.o.) for; jemanden um Erlaubnis / Rat fragen ask s.o.’s permission / advice; sie fragt nach einem Glas Wasser she’s asking for a glass of water; fragst du ihn wegen dem Auto? umg. (ob wir es haben können) will you ask him about the car ( oder whether we can have the car)?; gefragtII v/i: nicht fragen nach (sich nicht kümmern um) not care about; niemand fragt nach mir nobody bothers about me; wer fragt schon danach? who cares?; er fragt einen Dreck danach, wie das Wetter ist umg. he couldn’t care less ( oder he doesn’t give a damn) about the weatherIII v/refl1. wonder; ich frage mich, wie er es schafft auch I’d like to know how he does it; ich frage mich, warum I (just) wonder why, I can’t help wondering why; da fragt man sich doch! umg. I ask you; ich habe mich gefragt, wer das war I wondered who that was2. unpers.: es fragt sich, ob / wann etc. it’s a question of whether / when etc., the question is whether / when etc.* * *to question; to ask; to query;sich fragento wonder* * *fra|gen ['fraːgn]1. vtito askich fragte sie nach den Kindern — I asked her how the children were doing
nach jds Namen/Alter/dem Weg frágen — to ask sb's name/age/the way
nach Arbeit/Post frágen — to ask whether there is/was any work/mail
nach den Ursachen frágen — to inquire as to the causes
nach den Folgen frágen — to bother or care about the consequences
er fragte nicht danach, ob... — he didn't bother or care whether...
wegen etw frágen — to ask about sth
da fragst du noch? — you still have to ask?, you still don't know?
man wird ja wohl noch frágen dürfen (inf) — I was only asking (inf), there's no law against asking, is there? (inf)
wenn ich ( mal) frágen darf — if I may or might ask
ohne lange zu frágen — without asking a lot of questions
See:→ auch gefragt2. vrto wonderdas/da frage ich mich — I wonder
das frage ich mich auch — that's just what I was wondering
ja, das fragt man sich — yes, that's the question
es fragt sich, ob... — it's debatable or questionable whether or if...
man fragt sich, ob... — one wonders whether or if...
da muss man sich frágen, ob... — you or one can't help wondering whether or if...
ich frage mich, wie/wo... — I'd like to know how/where..., I really wonder how/where...
* * *1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) ask3) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) inquire4) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) inquire5) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) enquire6) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) enquire7) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) enquire8) (to ask: `What time does the train leave?' she queried.) query9) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) question* * *fra·gen[ˈfra:gn̩]I. vi1. (eine Frage stellen) to askda müssen Sie woanders \fragen you'll have to ask someone elseman wird ja wohl noch \fragen dürfen (fam) I was only askingohne [lange] zu \fragen without asking [a lot of] questions2. (sich erkundigen)▪ nach jdm \fragen to ask for sbhat während meiner Abwesenheit irgendwer nach mir gefragt? did anyone ask for me while I was away?nach der Uhrzeit \fragen to ask the timenach dem Weg \fragen to ask for directionsnach jds Gesundheit \fragen to enquire [or ask] about [or BRIT a. after] sb's healthdürfte ich Sie wohl nach Ihrem Alter/Beruf \fragen? may I enquire how old you are/what you do for a living?II. vr▪ es fragt sich, ob... it is doubtful whether...III. vt▪ [jdn] etwas \fragen to ask [sb] sth▪ jdn \fragen, ob/wann/... to ask sb whether/when...* * *1.transitives, intransitives Verb1) asker fragt immer so klug — he always asks or puts such astute questions
frag nicht so dumm! — (ugs.) don't ask such silly questions
das fragst du noch? — (ugs.) need you ask?
da fragst du mich zu viel — that I don't know; I really can't say
jemanden fragend ansehen — look at somebody inquiringly; give somebody a questioning look
2) (sich erkundigen)nach etwas fragen — ask or inquire about something
jemanden nach/wegen etwas fragen — ask somebody about something
nach dem Weg/jemandes Meinung fragen — ask the way/[for] somebody's opinion
nach jemandem fragen — (jemanden suchen) ask for somebody; (nach jemandes Befinden fragen) ask after or about somebody
3) (nachfragen) ask for2.nach jemandem/etwas nicht fragen — not care about somebody/something
reflexives Verbsich fragen, ob... — wonder whether...
das frage ich mich auch — I was wondering that, too
* * *A. v/t & v/i1. ask; (ausfragen) question, query;(jemanden) etwas fragen ask (sb) a question;viel fragen ask a lot of questions;gern fragen like to ask questions;wenn ich fragen darf if you don’t mind my asking;da fragst du mich zu viel (I’m afraid) I can’t help you there, I don’t know about that;man wird ja wohl noch fragen dürfen sorry I asked;frag nicht so dumm! don’t ask such silly ( oder stupid) questions;da fragst du noch? (das ist doch selbstverständlich) how can you even ask (such a thing)?; (du wagst es zu fragen?) you’ve got a nerve;Fragen kostet nichts there’s no harm in asking2. (sich erkundigen) inquire (wegen about);nach jemandem fragen ask about sb; nach Befinden: auch ask after sb; (jemanden sprechen wollen) ask for sb;ich fragte ihn nach seiner Frau I asked him how his wife was;jemanden nach seinem Namen/dem Weg etc3. (bitten):(jemanden) fragen nach ask (sb) for;jemanden um Erlaubnis/Rat fragen ask sb’s permission/advice;sie fragt nach einem Glas Wasser she’s asking for a glass of water;fragst du ihn wegen dem Auto? umg (ob wir es haben können) will you ask him about the car ( oder whether we can have the car)?; → gefragtB. v/i:nicht fragen nach (sich nicht kümmern um) not care about;niemand fragt nach mir nobody bothers about me;wer fragt schon danach? who cares?;er fragt einen Dreck danach, wie das Wetter ist umg he couldn’t care less ( oder he doesn’t give a damn) about the weatherC. v/r1. wonder;ich frage mich, wie er es schafft auch I’d like to know how he does it;ich frage mich, warum I (just) wonder why, I can’t help wondering why;da fragt man sich doch! umg I ask you;ich habe mich gefragt, wer das war I wondered who that was2. unpers:es fragt sich, ob/wann etc it’s a question of whether/when etc, the question is whether/when etc* * *1.transitives, intransitives Verb1) asker fragt immer so klug — he always asks or puts such astute questions
frag nicht so dumm! — (ugs.) don't ask such silly questions
das fragst du noch? — (ugs.) need you ask?
da fragst du mich zu viel — that I don't know; I really can't say
jemanden fragend ansehen — look at somebody inquiringly; give somebody a questioning look
nach etwas fragen — ask or inquire about something
jemanden nach/wegen etwas fragen — ask somebody about something
nach dem Weg/jemandes Meinung fragen — ask the way/[for] somebody's opinion
nach jemandem fragen — (jemanden suchen) ask for somebody; (nach jemandes Befinden fragen) ask after or about somebody
3) (nachfragen) ask for4) (verneint): (sich nicht kümmern)2.nach jemandem/etwas nicht fragen — not care about somebody/something
reflexives Verbsich fragen, ob... — wonder whether...
das frage ich mich auch — I was wondering that, too
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14 untersuchen
v/t (untr., hat) examine (auch MED.); (inspizieren) inspect; (einen Fall etc.) inquire ( oder look) into, investigate (alle auch JUR. und wissenschaftlich); CHEM. und weitS. analy|se (Am. -ze); (testen) test ( auf + Akk for); auf Schadstoffe / Fingerabdrücke etc. hin untersuchen test s.th. for harmful substances / check ( oder examine) s.th. for fingerprints; auf oder nach Waffen etc. untersuchen search s.o. for weapons etc.; seine Zähne / Lunge etc. gründlich untersuchen lassen have one’s teeth / lungs Pl. etc. thoroughly examined ( oder checked), have a thorough examination ( oder checkup) done on one’s teeth / lungs Pl. etc.* * *(erforschen) to assay; to research; to explore; to analyze; to look into; to investigate; to scrutinize; to inquire into; to examine; to analyse; to probe;(überprüfen) to inspect; to check; to test* * *un|ter|su|chen [ʊntɐ'zuːxn] ptp untersuchtvt insep1) (= inspizieren, prüfen) to examine (auf +acc for); (= erforschen) to look into, to investigate; (genau) Dokumente etc to scrutinize; (statistisch, soziologisch etc) to sound (out), to survey; (chemisch, technisch etc) to test ( auf +acc for)sich ärztlich untersúchen lassen — to have a medical (examination) or a checkup
etw gerichtlich untersúchen — to try sth (in court)
etw chemisch untersúchen — to test or analyze sth (chemically)
2) (= nachprüfen) to check, to verify* * *1) (to look at, or examine, carefully or formally: He inspected the bloodstains.) inspect2) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) inquire3) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) enquire4) ((of a doctor) to inspect the body of thoroughly to check for disease etc: The doctor examined the child and said she was healthy.) examine5) (to consider carefully: The police must examine the facts.) examine6) (to examine carefully: I'll explore the possibilities of getting a job here.) explore7) (to make a careful study of (something): We'll need to go into this plan in detail.) go into8) (to examine or inquire into carefully: The police are investigating the mystery.) investigate9) ((of the police etc) to examine, looking for eg stolen goods: He was taken to the police station, searched and questioned.) search10) (to investigate carefully (and pass as satisfactory): Every member of staff has been vetted by our security department before he starts work here.) vet* * *un·ter·su·chen *[ʊntɐˈzu:xn̩]vt▪ jdn \untersuchen to examine sbhat man Sie auf Allergien untersucht? have you been examined for allergies?manche Frauen wollen sich nur von Ärztinnen \untersuchen lassen some women only want to be examined by a woman doctorwir schicken das Blut ein, um es auf Krebszellen \untersuchen zu lassen we're sending the blood in to have it examined for cancer cells2. (überprüfen)▪ etw/jdn \untersuchen to investigate [or look into] sth/sbeinen Plan auf Schwachstellen hin \untersuchen to check a plan for weaknessesein Fahrzeug \untersuchen to check a vehicle▪ etw/jdn \untersuchen to scrutinize sth/sbdie sozialen Verhältnisse \untersuchen to examine the social conditionsjds Lebensgewohnheiten \untersuchen to scrutinize sb's habitsdie Zollbeamten \untersuchen das Gepäck auf Sprengstoff the customs officers search the luggage for explosives▪ etw \untersuchen to investigate sthdie Polizei untersucht den Vorfall the police are investigating the incident* * *transitives Verb1) examineetwas auf etwas (Akk.) untersuchen — test something for something
sich ärztlich untersuchen lassen — have a medical examination or check-up
2) (aufzuklären suchen) investigate* * *untersuchen v/t (untrennb, hat) examine ( auch MED); (inspizieren) inspect; (einen Fall etc) inquire ( oder look) into, investigate ( alle auch JUR und wissenschaftlich); CHEM etc weitS. analyse (US -ze); (testen) test (auf +akk for);auf Schadstoffe/Fingerabdrücke etcnach Waffen etcseine Zähne/Lunge etcgründlich untersuchen have one’s teeth/lungs pl etc thoroughly examined ( oder checked), have a thorough examination ( oder checkup) done on one’s teeth/lungs pl etc* * *transitives Verb1) examineetwas auf etwas (Akk.) untersuchen — test something for something
sich ärztlich untersuchen lassen — have a medical examination or check-up
2) (aufzuklären suchen) investigate* * *v.to analyse v.to analyze (US) v.to determine v.to examine v.to explore v.to inspect v.to investigate v.to look into expr.to scrutinise (UK) v.to scrutinize (US) v. -
15 indagatore
indagatore agg. investigating, searching, inquiring: commissione indagatrice, investigating committee; sguardo indagatore, searching look* * *[indaga'tore] 1. 2.sostantivo maschile (f. - trice [tritʃe]) inquirer* * *indagatore/indaga'tore/[ sguardo] inquiring(f. - trice /trit∫e/) inquirer. -
16 undersøge
check out, check up (on), examine, explore, inquire, inspect, investigate, look into, look over, probe, screen, search, sound, study, survey* * ** examine ( fx examine something in (el. through el. with) a microscope; examine a revolver for fingerprints; the doctor examined him; our luggage was examined),( se nøje på også) go over, look over;( for at se om det er i orden også) inspect ( fx a house before buying it),( nøjere, F) scrutinize ( fx a bank note, a document);( prøve) test ( fx his qualifications; have one's eyes tested; test the water for toxic chemicals);( gennemsøge) go over, go through,( grundigere) search;( sag, teori etc) examine;( mere systematisk) investigate ( fx a complaint; the possibilities; the police are investigating the murder),( svagere, T) look (el. go) into,F inquire into ( fx the police are looking (, inquiring) into the matter; they went thoroughly into his story);( kontrollere) check up on ( fx the truth of a statement),( for at se om der er noget galt) probe into ( fx his activities; his conduct of the affair; his financial transactions);( om officiel undersøgelse) set up (el. hold, make) an inquiry into,F conduct an inquiry into ( fx the causes of road accidents, the sinking of the ship),( også om videnskabelig undersøgelse) carry out (, conduct) a study of(el. into) ( fx BBC reporting; the social effects of something; the incidence of leukaemia), carry out (, conduct) a survey of, investigate,( kun om videnskabelig undersøgelse også) research into, make researches into ( fx the effect of chemicals on the human brain). -
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18 пытливый
прлinquiring, inquisitiveпытли́вый ум — inquiring/inquisitive mind
пытли́вый взгляд — searching look
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19 pytający
( wzrok) questioning; JĘZ interrogative* * *a.questioning, inquiring, interrogative; pytające spojrzenie l. pytająca mina questioning look; pytający ton interrogative tone; zaimek pytający gram. interrogative; zdanie pytające gram. interrogative sentence.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pytający
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20 spørgende
* * *adj inquiring,(især gram.) interrogative ( fx spørgende stedord interrogative pronoun);adv inquiringly;[ han så spørgende på mig] he looked at me inquiringly;[ se spørgende ud] look puzzled.
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inquiring — in|quir|ing enquiring [ınˈkwaıərıŋ US ˈkwaır ] adj [only before noun] 1.) an inquiring look or expression shows that you want to ask about something ▪ She raised an inquiring eyebrow towards Murray. 2.) an inquiring mind someone who has an… … Dictionary of contemporary English
inquiring — especially BrE enquiring adjective (only before noun) 1 an inquiring look or expression shows that you want to ask about something 2 an inquiring mind someone who has an inquiring mind is very interested in finding out more about everything: As a … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
inquiring — in|quir|ing [ ın kwaırıŋ ] adjective usually before noun 1. ) eager to learn about new things: an inquiring mind 2. ) showing that you want more information about something: an inquiring look/expression … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
inquiring — UK [ɪnˈkwaɪərɪŋ] / US [ɪnˈkwaɪrɪŋ] adjective [usually before noun] 1) keen to learn about new things an inquiring mind 2) showing that you want more information about something an inquiring look/expression … English dictionary
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inquiring — /ɪnˈkwaɪrɪŋ/ (say in kwuyring), /ən / (say uhn ) adjective 1. given to inquiry or research; seeking information or knowledge: an inquiring mind. 2. questioning; curious: an inquiring look …
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look — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of looking at/considering sth ADJECTIVE ▪ little ▪ brief, cursory, quick ▪ careful, close, close up (esp. AmE) … Collocations dictionary
inquiring — adj. Inquiring is used with these nouns: ↑look … Collocations dictionary
inquiring — in quir·ing || ɪn kwaɪərɪŋ adj. investigative, inquisitive, curious in·quire || ɪn kwaɪə(r) v. ask, question, interrogate; investigate, look into; conduct an inquiry … English contemporary dictionary
enquiring — especially BrE enquiring adjective (only before noun) 1 an inquiring look or expression shows that you want to ask about something 2 an inquiring mind someone who has an inquiring mind is very interested in finding out more about everything: As a … Longman dictionary of contemporary English