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1 inquire
érdeklődik, tudakozódik, vizsgálatot folytat* * *1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) (meg)kérdez, (meg)érdeklődik)2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) tudakozódik3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) érdeklődik4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) keres (vkit)5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) keres (vmit)6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) vizsgálatot folytat•- inquiry- make inquiries -
2 investigate
nyomoz, kutat, kivizsgál, tanulmányoz* * *[in'vestiɡeit](to examine or inquire into carefully: The police are investigating the mystery.) kutat, kivizsgál- investigator
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