Synonyms of the word

inquire

• v. (US) To ask (about something).
• v. To make an inquiry or an investigation.

ask

• v. To request (information, or an answer to a question).
• v. To put forward (a question) to be answered.
• v. To interrogate or enquire of (a person).
• v. To request or petition; usually with for.
• v. To request permission to do something.
• v. To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.
• v. To invite.
• v. To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.
• v. (figuratively) To take (a person's situation) as an example.
• n. An act or instance of asking.
• n. Something asked or asked for; a request.
• n. An asking price.
• n. (Britain dialectal and Scotland) An eft; newt.
• n. (Britain dialectal) A lizard.

communicate

• v. To impart.
• v. To share.

enquire

• v. (intransitive) To make an enquiry.
• v. (transitive, archaic) To ask about (something).

examine

• v. To observe or inspect carefully or critically.
• v. To check the health or condition of something or someone.
• v. To determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination.
• v. To interrogate.

intercommunicate

• v. To communicate, one with another.
• v. To be interconnected.

investigate

• v. (transitive) To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
• v. (transitive) To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret.
• v. (intransitive) To conduct an inquiry or examination.

probe

• n. (surgery) Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.
• n. (figuratively) Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains…
• n. An act of probing; a prod, a poke.
• n. (figuratively) An investigation or inquiry.
• n. (aeronautics) A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft…
• n. (sciences) A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something…
• n. (astronautics) A small, usually unmanned, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about…
• n. (game of Go) a move with multiple answers seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy.
• n. (biochemistry) Any group of atoms or molecules radioactively labeled in order to study a given molecule…
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To explore, investigate, or question.
• v. (transitive) To insert a probe into.

query

• n. A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK).
• n. A question mark.
• n. (computing, databases) A set of instructions passed to a database.
• v. (transitive) To ask, inquire.
• v. (intransitive) To ask a question.
• v. (transitive) To question or call into doubt.
• v. (computing, databases) To pass a query to a database to retrieve information.
• v. (transitive, Internet) To send a private message to (a user on IRC).

question

• n. A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.
• n. A subject or topic for consideration or investigation.
• n. A doubt or challenge about the truth or accuracy of a matter.
• n. A proposal to a meeting as a topic for deliberation.
• n. interrogation by torture.
• n. (obsolete) Talk; conversation; speech.
• v. To ask questions of; interrogate; enquire; ask for information.
• v. To raise doubts about; have doubts about.
• v. (obsolete) To argue; to converse; to dispute.

wonder

• n. Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
• n. Something astonishing and seemingly inexplicable.
• n. Someone very talented at something, a genius.
• n. The sense or emotion which can be inspired by something curious or unknown; surprise; astonishment.
• n. (Britain, informal) A mental pondering, a thought.
• v. (intransitive) To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed;…
• v. (transitive) To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain expectation; to query in the…