{
    "term": "enquire",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "enquire",
            "heSheIt": "enquires"
        },
        "pastSimple": "enquired",
        "pastParticiple": "enquired",
        "ingForm": "enquiring"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to ask somebody for some information",
            "sensetop": "enquire about somebody/somethingenquire as to somebody/somethingenquire why, where, etc…enquire something+ speech",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I called the garage to enquire about progress on the repairs.",
                    "contextForm": "enquire about somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She enquired as to your whereabouts.",
                    "contextForm": "enquire as to somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Might I enquire why you have not mentioned this until now?",
                    "contextForm": "enquire why, where, etc…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He enquired her name.",
                    "contextForm": "enquire something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘What is your name?’ he enquired.",
                    "contextForm": "+ speech"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["further", "pleasantly", "politely"],
                "preposition": ["about", "after", "as to"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪnˈkwaɪə(r)/",
                "audio": "en/enquire/enquire__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪnˈkwaɪəz/",
                "audio": "en/enquire/enquires__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪnˈkwaɪəd/",
                "audio": "en/enquire/enquired__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪnˈkwaɪərɪŋ/",
                "audio": "en/enquire/enquiring__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪnˈkwaɪər/",
                "audio": "en/enquire/enquire__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪnˈkwaɪərz/",
                "audio": "en/enquire/enquires__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪnˈkwaɪərd/",
                "audio": "en/enquire/enquired__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪnˈkwaɪərɪŋ/",
                "audio": "en/enquire/enquiring__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}