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1 inquiring
adj. \/ɪnˈkwaɪərɪŋ\/1) spørrende2) vitebegjærlig -
2 inquire
1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) spørre om, forespørre2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) forhøre seg om3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) spørre hvordan det står til4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) spørre om, henvende seg til5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) spørre etter6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) undersøke, etterforske•- inquiry- make inquiriesverb \/ɪnˈkwaɪə\/ eller enquire1) spørre, høre om, spørre etter, forhøre seg, stille spørsmål2) henvende seg3) utrede, undersøke4) ( sjelden) søkebeg to inquire be om å få viteinquire about\/after\/concerning spørre om, spørre angående• I would like to inquire after Mr. Smith, one of your patientsjeg vil gjerne spørre hvordan det står til med Mr. Smith, en av pasientene deresinquire at henvende seg til• the ad said to inquire at Mr.Scott'sinquired for spurt etter, søkt etterinquire for spørre etterinquire for somebody be om å få snakke med noeninquire into undersøke, etterforske, forske i, utredeinquire of somebody forhøre seg hos noen, spørre (hos) noen
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