1. (

• inquiry ,
• enquiry ,
• research

) a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received" ;

2. (

• question ,
• inquiry ,
• enquiry ,
• query ,
• interrogation ,

) an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" ;

3. (

• inquiry ,
• enquiry

) a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest ;