1. A search for knowledge; SYN. enquiry, research.
2. A systematic investigation of a matter of public interest; SYN. enquiry.
3. A legal investigation into a crime or wrongdoing; SYN. enquiry.

ETYM Latin interrogatio: cf. French interrogation.
Formal systematic questioning; SYN. examination.

ETYM Latin quaere, imperative sing. of quaerere, quaesitum to seek or search for, to ask, inquire. Related to Acquire, Conquer, Exquisite, Quest, Require.
1. A question; an inquiry to be answered or solved.
2. A question in the mind; a doubt.

ETYM Old Fren. queste, French quęte, from Latin quaerere, quaesitum, to seek for, to ask. Related to Query, Question.
The act of searching for something; SYN. seeking.

ETYM French, from Latin quaestio, from quaerere, quaesitum, to seek for, ask, inquire. Related to Quest.
1. A sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; SYN. interrogation, interrogative, interrogative sentence.
2. An instance of questioning; SYN. inquiry, enquiry, query.
3. The subject matter at issue; SYN. head.
4. An informal reference to a marriage proposal. + prikaži više