inquire

verb

have a wish or desire to know something
何かを知ろうとする願望または欲望を持つ
- He wondered who had built this beautiful church
  だれがこの美しい教会を建設したんだろうと、彼は思った
inquire about
尋ねる
- I asked about their special today
  私は今日の特別な物を尋ねた
- He had to ask directions several times
  彼は何回か方角を尋ねなくてはならなかった
conduct an inquiry or investigation of
問い合わせ、または調査を行う
- The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities
  地区検察局は不正と思われる行為の報告書を調査した
- inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady
  金持ちの老婦人の失踪を調査してください

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