inquirir

/ĩkiˈɾiɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
inquiro
preterite (eu)
inquiri
past participle
inquirido

Meaning

  1. to inquire

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

indagar

inquirir is more formal or legal, to interrogate or question formally; indagar is more general — both mean "to inquire."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

inquirir

inquirir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to inquire."

Practice

1 What does inquirir mean?

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