Collocations for enquiry - noun

detailed, thorough
full, full-scale, major
initial, preliminary
immediate
ongoing
open, public
confidential
internal
independent
joint
a joint enquiry undertaken by the two departments

formal, official
informal
congressional, government, judicial, parliamentary (in the UK), police
disciplinary (BrE)
criminal
fatal-accident, fraud, murder, etc. (all BrE)

carry out (esp. BrE), conduct, have, hold, undertake
announce
The governor announced an enquiry into the events.

begin, establish, initiate, launch, open, set up, start
Police have launched a murder enquiry.

complete
adjourn (BrE)
reopen
call for, demand
Newspapers are calling for a full independent enquiry into the affair.

order
The government has ordered a public enquiry into the affair.

be subjected to, face
You may be subjected to a disciplinary enquiry.

attend (BrE)
be involved in
chair, head, lead
The enquiry will be chaired by a judge.

be underway, take place
A major enquiry is underway after the death of a union official.
The enquiry will take place behind closed doors.

begin, commence, start
hear sth
The enquiry heard this week that the crash was unavoidable.

consider sth, examine sth, investigate sth
reveal sth
conclude sth, establish sth, find sth
An enquiry found that the vintage plane was in good working order.

rule sth (BrE)
The enquiry ruled that the cars should be fitted with bigger bumpers.

blame sb/sth

report
team
process

at an/the enquiry
At the enquiry they maintained that nothing illegal had been done.

during an/the enquiry, in an/the enquiry
arguments during the enquiry

pending an enquiry
The director has been suspended, pending an internal enquiry.

enquiry by
the outcome of enquiries by the police

enquiry into
an enquiry into the environmental effects of the proposed new road

a steward's enquiry (in horse racing)
the outcome of an enquiry, the result of an enquiry
the subject of an enquiry
He now finds himself the subject of an enquiry after reports of financial irregularities.

exhaustive, extensive, thorough
I've made exhaustive enquiries, but haven't been able to find what I want.

detailed
general, specific
Our office is open every day and can help you with all your general enquiries.

discreet
informal
routine
initial, preliminary
customer, media
door-to-door, house-to-house (both BrE)
Police officers carried out house-to-house enquiries.

email, phone, telephone, written

flood, stream
After the disaster, the police had a flood of enquiries about missing relatives.

make, pursue
The police are still pursuing their enquiries. (BrE)

send
welcome
The faculty welcomes enquiries from prospective entrants.

get, have, receive
We've had many enquiries from concerned customers.

be inundated with
answer, deal with, handle, respond to
assist (sb) in/with, help (sb) in/with
Police believe he can help them with their enquiries into a robbery.

desk, office (both BrE)
service (BrE)
form
You are requested to complete an enquiry form.

pending enquiry
She has been released on bail pending further enquiries.

enquiry about, enquiry as to, enquiry concerning, enquiry regarding, enquiry relating to
enquiries as to the whereabouts of Eve Smith

enquiry by
enquiries by police

enquiry from
enquiries from the public

enquiry into
I'm making enquiries into the possibility of going by train.

direct an enquiry to sb
The committee directed its enquiries to Mrs Taylor.

careful, systematic
further
academic, intellectual, scholarly
critical, empirical, rational, serious
free, open
We should proceed in a spirit of open enquiry.

historical, philosophical, scientific, sociological, theological
The purpose is one of scientific enquiry.

encourage
The subjects on the curriculum encourage intellectual enquiry.

enquiry concerning, enquiry into
enquiry into the origins of the universe

an area of enquiry
The purpose of the research is to open up this area of enquiry.

a board of enquiry, a commission of enquiry, a committee of enquiry
a line of enquiry
The police have assured us that all possible lines of enquiry are being pursued.

a method of enquiry
Methods of enquiry vary from subject to subject.

a spirit of enquiry
Children are born with a spirit of enquiry.