inquiry
US: /ˌɪnˈkwaɪˌɹi/, /ɪnkwɝɹi/
UK: /ɪnkwˈaɪəɹi/
UK: /ɪnkwˈaɪəɹi/
English Vietnamese dictionary
inquiry /in'kwaiəri/
- danh từ
- sự điều tra, sự thẩm tra; sự thẩm vấn, sự hỏi
- câu hỏi
Advanced English dictionary
(also inquiry especially in AmE) noun (plural enquiries)
1 [C] ~ (into sth) an official process to find out the cause of sth or to find out information about sth: to hold / order / set up an enquiry into the affair + a murder enquiry + a public enquiry into the environmental effects of the proposed new road
2 [C] ~ (from sb) (about sb/sth) a request for information about sb/sth; a question about sb/sth: a telephone enquiry + We received over 300 enquiries about the job. + I'll have to make a few enquiries (= try to find out about it) and get back to you. + enquiries from prospective students + (BrE) Two men have been helping police with their enquiries (= are being questioned about a crime, but have not been charged with it). + All enquiries should be addressed to the customer services department.
3 [U] the act of asking questions or collecting information about sb/sth: scientific enquiry + The police are following several lines of enquiry. + a committee of enquiry
4 (enquiries) [pl.] (BrE) a place where you can get information: Ask at enquiries to see if your bag has been handed in.
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Concise English dictionary
inquiries'ɪnkwərɪ /ɪn'kwaɪərɪ
noun
+a search for knowledge
+an instance of questioning
+a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest
