INQUIRY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of inquiry – Learner’s Dictionary

inquiry
noun
( also UK enquiry)
uk
/ɪnˈkwaɪəri/
us

inquiry noun (QUESTION)

B1
a question that you ask when you want more information:
The company has received a lot of inquiries about its new Internet service.

inquiry noun (OFFICIAL PROCESS)

an official process to discover the facts about something bad that has happened:
There will be an official inquiry into the train crash.

inquiry noun (ASKING QUESTIONS)

(Definition of inquiry from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of inquiry

in Chinese (Traditional)
問題, 詢問,打聽, 過程…
in Chinese (Simplified)
问题, 询问,打听, 过程…
in Spanish
consulta, investigación, pregunta [feminine…
in Portuguese
pergunta, investigação, consulta…
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(विचारण्याची प्रक्रिया) एक प्रश्न, चौकशी…
問い合わせ, (公式)調査, 問(と)い合(あ)わせ…
araştırma, soruşturma, soru…
demande [feminine] de renseignement, enquête [feminine], (demande de) renseignement(s)…
pregunta, consulta, investigació…
vraag, onderzoek, gerechtelijk onderzoek…
(கேட்கும் செயல்முறை) ஒரு கேள்வி, நடந்த ஒரு மோசமான விஷயத்தைப் பற்றிய உண்மைகளைக் கண்டுபிடிப்பதற்கான அதிகாரப்பூர்வ செயல்முறை…
पूछताछ, जाँच-पड़ताल…
પૂછપરછ, તપાસ…
forespørgsel, informations-, undersøgelse…
fråga, förfrågan, förfrågning…
pertanyaan, penyiasatan…
die Erkundigung, Auskunfts-…, die Untersuchung…
forespørsel [masculine], granskning [masculine], forespørsel…
انکوائری, پوچھ تاچھ, چھان بین…
довідка, розслідування…
вопрос, запрос, расследование…
విచారణ/ ప్రశ్న అడిగే ప్రక్రియ, విచారణ / ఏదైనా చెడు జరిగినప్పుడు దాని గురించి వాస్తవాలను కనుగొనే అధికారిక ప్రక్రియ…
اِسْتِفْسار عَن, اِسْتِفْسار رَسْمي…
জিজ্ঞাসাবাদ, অনুসন্ধান, তদন্ত…
informace, (-mační), vyšetřování…
penyelidikan, penyidikan…
การสอบถาม, การไต่สวน…
sự điều tra, cuộc điều tra…
zapytanie, pytanie, dochodzenie…
조사, 청문회…
richiesta d’informazioni, indagine, inchiesta…
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