inquire

inquire
verb
1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) preguntar
2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) pedir información
3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) preguntar por
4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) preguntar por
5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) preguntar, pedir
6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) investigar, indagar, tratar de averiguar
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- make inquiries
inquire vb preguntar / informarse
El gerundio de inquire se escribe inquiring
inquire
tr[ɪn'kwaɪəSMALLr/SMALL]
transitive verb
1 formal use (ask) preguntar
■ he inquired my name me preguntó el nombre
■ I inquired the way to the station pregunté el camino hasta la estación
intransitive verb
1 (ask for information) preguntar (about, por); (find out) averiguar (about, -), informarse (about, de)
■ I'll inquire preguntaré, me informaré
■ she inquired about train times preguntó por el horario de los trenes
■ there was a man inquiring after you vino un hombre que preguntaba por ti
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to inquire something of somebody preguntar algo a alguien
'Inquire within' "Razón aquí"
inquire [ɪn'kwaɪr] v, -quired ; -quiring vt
: preguntar, informarse de, inquirir
he inquired how to get in: preguntó como entrar
inquire vi
1) ask: preguntar, informarse
to inquire about: informarse sobre
to inquire after (someone): preguntar por (alguien)
2)
to inquire into investigate: investigar, inquirir sobre
inquire
v.
• averiguar v.
• preguntar v.

1.
BrE enquire ɪn'kwaɪr, ɪn'kwaɪə(r) transitive verb preguntar, inquirir* (frml)

to inquire something FROM o (BrE) OF somebody (frml) — preguntarle algo a alguien


2.
vi preguntar, informarse

inquire within — infórmese aquí

to inquire ABOUT something — informarse or preguntar acerca de or sobre algo

to inquire AFTER somebody/something — (frml) preguntar por alguien/algo

to inquire INTO something — investigar* algo

[ɪn'kwaɪǝ(r)]
1.
VT preguntar

to inquire sth of sb — preguntar algo a algn

to inquire when/whether ... — preguntar cuándo/si ...

he inquired the price — preguntó cuánto costaba

2.
VI preguntar

to inquire about sth — preguntar por algo, informarse de algo

I am inquiring about your advertisement in today's paper — (by phone) llamo para preguntar acerca de su anuncio en el periódico de hoy

to inquire after or for or about sb — preguntar por algn

she inquired after your health — preguntó por tu salud, preguntó qué tal andabas de salud

to inquire into sth — investigar or indagar algo

I shouldn't inquire too closely if I were you — yo que tú no haría demasiadas preguntas

inquire within — infórmese en el interior

inquire at No. 14 — razón: en el n o 14

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1.
BrE enquire [ɪn'kwaɪr, ɪn'kwaɪə(r)] transitive verb preguntar, inquirir* (frml)

to inquire something FROM o (BrE) OF somebody (frml) — preguntarle algo a alguien


2.
vi preguntar, informarse

inquire within — infórmese aquí

to inquire ABOUT something — informarse or preguntar acerca de or sobre algo

to inquire AFTER somebody/something — (frml) preguntar por alguien/algo

to inquire INTO something — investigar* algo


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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