All 3 Uses
inquire
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Rip Van Winkle
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- The orator bustled up to him, and, drawing him partly aside, inquired "On which side he voted?"†
*inquired = asked about or looked into
- Another short but busy little fellow pulled him by the arm, and, rising on tiptoe, inquired in his ear, "Whether he was Federal or Democrat?"†
- Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, "Where's Nicholas Vedder?"†
Definitions:
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(1)
(inquire) to ask about or look into something
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)