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Adjective inquiring has 1 sense
  1. inquiring - given to inquiry; "an inquiring mind"
    Antonyms:     uninquiring, uninquisitive
,Noun inquiring has 1 sense
  1. questioning, inquiring - a request for information
    --1 is a kind of request, asking
    --1 has particulars:
     challenge; question, inquiry, enquiry, query, interrogation; interrogation, examination, interrogatory
    Derived forms: verb inquire3, verb inquire1
,Verb inquire has 3 senses
  1. ask, inquire, enquire - inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"
    --1 is one way to communicate, intercommunicate
    Derived forms: noun inquirer1, noun inquiry2, noun inquiring1
    Sample sentence:
    They inquire whether there was a traffic accident
  2. wonder, inquire, enquire - have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"
    --2 is one way to question, query
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
  3. investigate, inquire, enquire - conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"
    --3 is one way to probe, examine
    Derived forms: noun inquiry3, noun inquiring1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
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