enquiries

[en-kwahyuhr-eez, en-kwuh-reez] / ɛnˈkwaɪər iz, ˈɛn kwə riz /

NOUN

inquest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

inquiry inquisition query

STRONG

analysis examination exploration inspection interrogation investigation probe questioning research study

Antonyms

STRONGEST

answer reply

STRONG

ignorance

Example Sentences

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It was captured about the time of Noah's disappearance and the police officer viewed it during police enquiries in the area two days after Noah went missing.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Manuel Deisen, the general manager of InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta, also told the BBC the "volume of enquiries and bookings we're seeing is tracking lower to typical periods".

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Police and Crime Commissioner Lisa Townsend said it would "not have been appropriate to provide a running commentary on the investigation at such a delicate stage until all enquiries had been completed".

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Police said a 30-year-old man, who BBC Scotland understands to be her grandson Grant McKinnon, was arrested in the Glasgow area, and that enquiries were ongoing.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

To the civil enquiries which then poured in, and amongst which she had the pleasure of distinguishing the much superior solicitude of Mr. Bingley’s, she could not make a very favourable answer.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen