inquire (of)

verb

Definition of inquire (of)next
as in to ask
to put a question or questions to casually inquired of the neighbors the identity of the house's previous owner

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inquire (of)
  1. ask
  2. question
  3. interrogate
Verb
  • In their final days together, Alexander said Beloozerov asked him to go to his office and return his laptop and security cards for him.
    — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Helaena asks Rhaenyra in House of the Dragon’s third-season finale.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of ask
Verb
  • The attorney also said Acevedo Sanchez was not questioned until he was taken to an ICE holding facility in downtown Baltimore.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Nvidia's effort challenges that assumption, transforming AI compute capacity into long-term, bankable infrastructure, though skeptics may question whether AI chips can retain their value as newer generations emerge.
    — Hugh Son, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of question
Verb
  • Animals Soul Blind Larissa Diakiw On interrogating fear and what bats can teach about human connection.
    — Naomi Skwarna, hazlitt.net, 13 Aug. 2026
  • There is a black tarpaulin on the wall that’s been assaulted with paint and more than a dozen lamps suspended above it, blasting the painting with light as if to interrogate it about the circumstances of its creation.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of interrogate
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“Inquire (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquire%20%28of%29. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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