enquérir
Part of speech: verb
Morphology: simple
Etymology: Du latin inquirere.
Senses:
gloss: S’informer ; faire des recherches.
pos: verb
examples: Je n’ai besoin de personne pour pleurer mes fils avec moi. Adieu, ne vous enquérez plus de moi. Mon sort à venir n’appartient plus qu’à moi et à Dieu.
Sa première idée fut de s'enquérir au premier passant du logis du maréchal d'Ancre.
Et les deux hommes, s’étant enquis cordialement de leur santé respective, parlèrent de la pluie et du beau temps, puis transportèrent la conversation sur divers autres sujets […].
Au XVIIIᵉ siècle, un Européen en voyage au Mozambique s’enquiert auprès d’un groupe d’esclaves qu’on s’apprête à charger dans la cale d’un bateau de ce qui, à leur avis, les attend : « Ils nous ont achetés et nous embarquent pour nous manger », répondent les esclaves.
gloss: Interroger.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
Inflected forms:
form: enquérir
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
present
form: avoir enquis
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
past
form: en enquérant
pos: verb
tags: gerund
present
form: en ayant enquis
pos: verb
tags: gerund
past
form: enquérant
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: enquis
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: j’enquiers
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: tu enquiers
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: il/elle/on enquiert
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: nous enquérons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: vous enquérez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: ils/elles enquièrent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: j’ai enquis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: tu as enquis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: il/elle/on a enquis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: nous avons enquis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: vous avez enquis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: ils/elles ont enquis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: j’enquérais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: tu enquérais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: il/elle/on enquérait
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: nous enquérions
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: vous enquériez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: ils/elles enquéraient
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: j’avais enquis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: tu avais enquis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: il/elle/on avait enquis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: nous avions enquis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: vous aviez enquis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: ils/elles avaient enquis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: j’enquis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: tu enquis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: il/elle/on enquit
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: nous enquîmes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: vous enquîtes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: ils/elles enquirent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: j’eus enquis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: tu eus enquis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: il/elle/on eut enquis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: nous eûmes enquis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: vous eûtes enquis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: ils/elles eurent enquis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: j’enquerrai
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: tu enquerras
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: il/elle/on enquerra
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: nous enquerrons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: vous enquerrez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: ils/elles enquerront
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: j’aurai enquis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: tu auras enquis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: il/elle/on aura enquis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: nous aurons enquis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: vous aurez enquis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: ils/elles auront enquis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: que j’enquière
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que tu enquières
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’il/elle/on enquière
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que nous enquérions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que vous enquériez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’ils/elles enquièrent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que j’aie enquis
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que tu aies enquis
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’il/elle/on ait enquis
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que nous ayons enquis
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que vous ayez enquis
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’ils/elles aient enquis
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que j’enquisse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que tu enquisses
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on enquît
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que nous enquissions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que vous enquissiez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: qu’ils/elles enquissent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que j’eusse enquis
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que tu eusses enquis
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on eût enquis
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que nous eussions enquis
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que vous eussiez enquis
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’ils/elles eussent enquis
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: j’enquerrais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: tu enquerrais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: il/elle/on enquerrait
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: nous enquerrions
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: vous enquerriez
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: ils/elles enquerraient
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: j’aurais enquis
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: tu aurais enquis
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: il/elle/on aurait enquis
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: nous aurions enquis
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: vous auriez enquis
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: ils/elles auraient enquis
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: enquiers
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: enquérons
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: enquérez
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: aie enquis
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayons enquis
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayez enquis
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: s’enquérir
pos: verb
tags: pronominal
Derived terms: réenquérir
renquérir
Synonyms: enquerrer
Translations:
lang: Anglais
word: inquire
lang: Espagnol
word: inquirir
lang: Espagnol
word: indagar
lang: Espagnol
word: averiguar
lang: Espagnol
word: interrogar
lang: Kotava
word: abré
lang: Portugais
word: inquirir