inquiry
The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
Other meanings
A search for truth, information, or knowledge; examination of facts or principles; research; investigation; inquest.
“Scientific inquiry”
Synonyms
- research
Related words
- coinquiry
- inquiry-based learning
- contextual inquiry
- court of inquiry
- domestic inquiry
- grounded narrative inquiry
- point of inquiry
- writ of inquiry
- freedom of inquiry
- line of inquiry
- disciplinary inquiry
- soft inquiry
Word history
From Latin "inquīrō".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “inquiry” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.