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inquirir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • inquire verb To ask for information about something.
  • linger verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.

Senses

inquirir is used for these senses in English:

  • inquire (intransitive, US, Canada, Australia) To ask (about something).
  • inquire (intransitive) To make an inquiry or an investigation.
  • linger (intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
  • linger (intransitive, idiomatic, often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.

inquire — full definition

  1. verb To ask for information about something.
  2. verb To carry out an official investigation into something.

linger — full definition

  1. verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
  2. verb To continue to exist or persist for longer than expected, especially before fading away.

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