Inquired

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkwaɪɹd/

Definitions

1. The action of seeking to obtain information through questioning occurs
2. The process of asking for details or clarification takes place
3. Sought details or clarification by posing a question

Etymology: "Inquired" is the past tense of "inquire," and the verb itself carries a Latin sense of hunting or searching. It comes from Latin "inquīrere," built from "in-" (in, into) and "quaerere" (to seek, look for). The same Latin root gave English "question" and "query," though those arrived by different routes. The Latin verb reached English by way of Old French "enquerre," which replaced an older native English verb, "speir" (to ask), in Middle English. So the English word is a French-influenced arrival that pushed aside a homegrown term for the same act of asking. The sense of the Latin original, "to seek for," is still visible in the way an inquiry is a kind of search for facts.

Synonyms: asked, queried, investigated, interrogated

Antonyms: answered, responded