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# inquisitive

adjective (inquisitive, more inquisitive)

«inquisitive» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Wanting to know about things; asking many questions and looking into what is not your business. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inquisitive/#m1)

### In the lessons

a curious character who peeks, listens or asks questions in a tale

### Examples

- The inquisitive cat sniffed every box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inquisitive/#x1)
- Peter was inquisitive and asked many questions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inquisitive/#x2)
- Do not be so inquisitive about other people's letters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inquisitive/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «inquisitive» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inquisitive/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«inquisitive» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inquisitive.html) on Mova free.