noun

inquiries

enquiries, questions, investigations

We receive many inquiries about our products.

We receive many enquiries about our products.

The police have started their inquiries into the case.

The police have started their enquiries into the case.

((about sth.)) a question about something We received an enquiry about our new service.

((into sth.)) a formal investigation into something The police launched an enquiry into the incident.

Synonyms: questions, queries, investigations

From Latin 'in-' (into) + 'quaerere' (to seek, ask). The core idea is to 'seek into' something.

Think of going 'IN' to 'ask a QUERY'. Note the British English spelling is 'enquiry'.

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