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Antonyms for enquiry


Grammar : Noun
Spell : en-kwahyuh r-ee, en-kwuh-ree
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈkwaɪər i, ˈɛn kwə ri



Definition of enquiry

Origin :
  • alternative spelling of inquiry. Related: Enquiries.
  • noun inquest
Example sentences :
  • On enquiry, we learned these fellows had threatened to rob her shop.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • We shall then find what are the proper subjects of science and enquiry.
  • Extract from : « An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding » by David Hume
  • What that principle is may well be worth the pains of enquiry.
  • Extract from : « An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding » by David Hume
  • Of the eligible men there Mr. Cecil Underwood seemed, on enquiry, to be the most eligible.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • There was to be scholarship and company and curiosity and enquiry.
  • Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
  • The superintendent was about to continue his enquiry when there was a knock at his office door.
  • Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
  • This enquiry, however, requires a very exact definition of terms.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • Say rather, 'I am sure;' conjecture is out of place in an enquiry of this nature.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • He may select for enquiry some point of history or some unexplained phenomenon of nature.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • And do I differ from you, he said, as to the importance of the enquiry?
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato

Synonyms for enquiry

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