To: rich4eagle who wrote (178743 ) 9/8/2001 10:29:30 AM From: Jagfan Respond to of 769667 Hey Rich, inquire can also be spelt enquire, but know should never be spelt knoe in·quire (ĭn-kwīr') also en·quire (ĕn-). v., -quired, -quir·ing, -quires. v.intr. To seek information by asking a question: inquired about prices. To make an inquiry or investigation: inquire into the extent of the corruption. v.tr. To ask about. To ask: “I am free to inquire what a work of art means to me” (Bernard Berenson). See synonyms at ask. phrasal verb: inquire after To ask about the health or condition of. [Middle English enquiren, from Old French enquerre, from Vulgar Latin *inquaerere, alteration of Latin inquīrere : in-, into; see in–2 + quaerere, to seek.] in·quir'er n. in·quir'ing·ly adv. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- inquire also enquire verb To put a question to (someone) : ask, examine, query, question, quiz. To go into or through for the purpose of making discoveries or acquiring information : delve, dig, explore, investigate, look into, probe, reconnoiter, scout1. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translations for: inquire Deutsch (German): sich erkundigen, fragen, untersuchen, (EDV) abfragen Français (French): s'informer, se renseigner, ouvrir une enquête Español (Spanish): preguntar, pedir informes, informarse, investigar, examinar, indagar Italiano (Italian): informarsi, investigare Português (Portuguese): v. perguntar, investigar Nederlands (Dutch): informeren, inlichtingen inwinnen, een onderzoek instellen, onderzoeken Svenska (Swedish): v. fråga om (efter), hänvända sig (till), ta reda på Ελληνική (Greek): v. (ε)ρωτώ, ζητώ να μάθω, ρωτώ την τιμή, ερευνώ Русский (Russian): узнавать, спрашивать, выяснять Select Translation Preferences If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here enquire - Related Internet Keywords: MP3.com Enquire - Click on this Internet Keyword to go directly to the site at mp3.com. MP3 Enquire - Click on this Internet Keyword to go directly to the site at mp3.com. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Information was powered by the RealNames Corporation. All rights reserved. Copyright (c) 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Loading ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Search the Web for : Using Alternate Search Engines: random choice AltaVista DirectHit Excite FAST Go! GoTo.com HotBot Lycos LookSmart MetaCrawler NBCi Oingo RealNames WebCrawler Yahoo! Using Online Book Stores: Amazon.com Barnes and Noble Borders.com Fatbrain.com