{
    "term": "enquiry",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an official process to find out the cause of something or to find out information about something",
            "sensetop": "enquiry into something",
            "labels": "(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(especially British English)(especially British English)(especially North American English)(especially British English)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a murder enquiry"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **public enquiry** into the environmental effects of the proposed new road",
                    "contextForm": "enquiry into something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **hold/conduct/launch an enquiry** into the affair"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["detailed", "thorough", "full"],
                "verb + enquiry": ["carry out", "conduct", "have"],
                "enquiry + verb": ["be underway", "take place", "begin"],
                "enquiry + noun": ["report", "team", "process"],
                "preposition": [
                    "at an/​the enquiry",
                    "during an/​the enquiry",
                    "in an/​the enquiry"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "a steward’s enquiry",
                    "the outcome of an enquiry",
                    "the result of an enquiry"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a request for information about somebody/something; a question about somebody/something",
            "sensetop": "enquiry (from somebody) (about something)",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "enquiries from prospective students about courses",
                    "contextForm": "enquiry (from somebody) (about something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We received over 300 enquiries about the job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Greetings and enquiries about family members tend to be in the local dialect."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll have to **make** a few **enquiries** *(= try to find out about it)* and get back to you."
                },
                {
                    "text": "For **further enquiries**, please call…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "All enquiries should be addressed to the customer services department."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Two men have been **helping police with their enquiries** *(= are being questioned about a crime, but have not been charged with it)*."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["exhaustive", "extensive", "thorough"],
                "… of enquiries": ["flood", "stream"],
                "verb + enquiry": ["make", "pursue", "send"],
                "enquiry + noun": ["desk", "office", "service"],
                "preposition": ["pending enquiry", "enquiry about", "enquiry as to"],
                "phrases": ["direct an enquiry to somebody"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the act of asking questions or collecting information about somebody/something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "scientific enquiry"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The police are following several **lines of enquiry**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a commission/committee of enquiry"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["careful", "systematic", "further"],
                "verb + enquiry": ["encourage"],
                "preposition": ["enquiry concerning", "enquiry into"],
                "phrases": [
                    "an area of enquiry",
                    "a board of enquiry",
                    "a commission of enquiry"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a place where you can get information",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Ask at enquiries to see if your bag has been handed in."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪnˈkwaɪəri/",
                "audio": "en/enquiry/enquiry__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɪnkwəri//ɪnˈkwaɪəri/",
                "audio": "en/enquiry/enquiry__us_3.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}