inquire of

verb

inquired of; inquiring of; inquires of

formal

: to ask (someone) a question

The police inquired of his neighbors if they knew where he was.

Examples of inquire of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some exegetes see great significance in that Rebekah inquires of God during her pregnancy and that God speaks directly to her. — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026

Suarez, the event’s principal moderator, inquired of Jeff Bezos, who spent some of his childhood in the area. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025

The company’s shares rose more than 3% on the Bloomberg report, which said Apple recently inquired of Google about the potential for the search giant to build a custom artificial intelligence model that would power a new Siri that could launch next year. — Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for inquire of

• hereinabove
• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove