inquiro

Latin > English

inquiro inquirere, inquisivi, inquisitus V :: examine, investigate, scrutinize; seek grounds for accusation; search, seek

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

inquīro: sīvi, sītum, 3, v. a. in-quaero,
I to seek after, search for, inquire into any thing (cf. anquirere).
I Lit.: vera illa honestas, quam natura maxime inquirit, Cic. Tusc. 3, 2, 3: omnia ordine, Liv. 22, 7, 11: sedes, Just. 3, 4: inquire in ea quae memoriae sunt prodita, Cic. Leg. 1, 1, 4: de opere, Quint. 3, 11, 21: verborum originem, id. 1, 6, 28: aliquibus inquirenda quaedam mandare, id. 10, 1, 128: vitia (alicujus), Hor. S. 1, 3, 28: quid sit furere, id. ib. 2, 3, 41.—
II Trop.
   A Jurid., to search for grounds of accusation against one: cum ego diem inquirendi in Siciliam perexiguam postulavissem, Cic. Verr. 1, 2, 6: in competitores, id. Mur. 21: de rebus capitalibus, Curt. 6, 8, 17: inquisitum missi de iis, quorum, etc., Liv. 40, 20, 3.—
   B To search, pry, examine, or inquire into any thing: si quis habet causam celebritatis, in eum quid agat inquiritur, etc., Cic. de Off. 2, 13, 44: nimium inquirens in se, atque ipse sese observans, Cic. Brut. 82, 283: filius ante diem patrios inquirit in annos, to inquire how long his father will live, Ov. M. 1, 148: totum in orbem, id. ib. 12, 63: obstitit oceanus in se simul et in Herculem inquiri, Tac. G. 34.— Hence, inquīsītus, a, um, P. a., searched into or for: res, Liv. 10, 40, 10: corpus magna cum cura inquisitum, searched for, id. 22, 7, 5: istanc rem inquisitam certumst non amittere, not to neglect inquiry, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 217.— Hence, adv.: inquīsītē, with investigation, thoroughly, Gell. 1, 3, 9; comp., id. 1, 3, 21.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

inquīrō,¹⁰ sīvī, sītum, ĕre (in et quæro), tr.,
1 rechercher, chercher à découvrir : Cic. Tusc. 3, 3 ; Liv. 22, 7, 11
2 faire une enquête a) [droit] in aliquem Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 145 ; Mur. 45, contre, sur qqn ; in Siciliam Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 6, aller enquêter en Sicile ; de aliqua re Curt. 6, 8, 17, au sujet de qqch., cf. Liv. 40, 20, 3 ; b) [en gén.] : in se nimium Cic. Br. 283, se livrer trop à une enquête sur soi-même, s’examiner trop sévèrement ; in eum, quemadmodum vivat, inquiritur Cic. Off. 2, 44, on le soumet à une enquête, pour savoir comment il vit ; in aliquam rem Cic. Leg. 1, 4, se livrer à un examen de qqch. pf. inquisii Paul. Dig. 47, 2, 67 || inquisissent, inquisisse Liv. 22, 7, 11 ; 40, 14, 7.

Latin > German (Georges)

in-quīro, quīsīvī, quīsītum, ere (in u. quaero), I) nach etwas suchen, etw. aufsuchen, corpus alcis, Liv.: sedes, Iustin.: latrones, nach den R. fahnden, Augustin. c. Gaudent. 1. § 23. – im Bilde, veram illam honestatem expetens, quam unam natura maxime inquirit, aufzusuchen versteht, Cic. – II) suchend od. forschend in etw. eindringen = etw. prüfen, untersuchen, nach etw. nachforschen, es erkunden, A) im allg.: nimis diligenter in ea, quae etc., Cic.: in se, Cic.: in annos, Ov.: de opere, Quint.: de se atque Hercule, Tac. – m. Acc., omnia ordine, Liv.: vitia alcis, Hor.: m. folg. Fragesatz, in eum, quid agat, quem ad modum vivat, inquiritur, Cic.: cum inquiritur, quid etc., Cic. – B) als gerichtl. t. t. = die nötigen Aufschlüsse-, Beweismittel zur Klage gegen jmd. erforschen, in competitores, Cic.: in Siciliam, Cic.: de rebus capitalibus, Curt.: de iis (sermonibus), quorum etc., Liv. – III) jmd. ausfragen, ausforschen, multos de rebus obscurissimis, Cassiod. inst. div. litt. praef. p. 508 (b) ed. Garet. – / Perf. inquisii, Paul. dig. 47, 2, 67 (66). § 4; zsgz. inquisisti, Augustin. epist. 197, 5: inquisieris, Vulg. deut. 17, 4: Plusqu.-Perf. inquisisset, Vulg. Hebr. 12, 17: inquisissent, Liv. 22, 7, 11: Infin. Perf. inquisisse, Liv. 40, 14, 7.

Latin > Chinese

inquiro, is, sivi vel sii, situm, rere. act. n. 3. (quaero.) :: 察考。訪问。勘驗。— in id vel in eo 訪問此事。— in eum 察其罪。— nihil de alieno 不多事。無是非。