how to pronounce inquiry

/ˌɪnˈkwaɪˌɹiː/

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the above transcription of inquiry is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

inquiry is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of inquiry in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… worthy of scientific inquiry and he …”

meaning of inquiry

Inquiry is a question asked for information.

inquiry frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word inquiry occurs in english on average 8.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics inquiry can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that inquiry can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;