inquiry
a search for knowledge
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,795 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,932 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a search for knowledge also: enquiry, research their pottery deserves more research than it has received
- an instance of questioning also: question, enquiry, query, interrogation there was a question about my trainingwe made inquiries of all those who were present
- a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest also: enquiry
inquiry in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Men turned their eyes upon Stillman with grave inquiry in them.
A Double Barrelled Detective Story · Mark Twain · Chapter 2
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The money thus repaid, his partners naturally relinquished all further inquiry.
Lucretia — Volume 06 · Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton · Chapter 1
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An owlish head, with dark moustaches, was thrust in, with deprecating and somewhat absurd inquiry.
The Club of Queer Trades · G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton · Chapter 1
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Here was the single essential detail of my letter answered three days after I had mailed my inquiry.
How to Tell a Story, and Other Essays · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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This, on inquiry being made, I learned was done that the bystanders might not be shocked by witnessing any distortion of countenance.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement — No. 271 · Various · Chapter 1