line of inquiry
5
3.5
- noun
:
línea de investigación
- "As Sergeant Fraser said, we are pursuing various lines of inquiry, and this is just one of them."
- a fruitful line of inquiry
- extend this line of inquiry
- develop this line of inquiry
Do you find something in that atheistic philosophical line of inquiry to fill your soul?
- Do you find something in that atheistic philosophical line of inquiry to fill your soul?
- Both Both projects really stem from relatively simple research questions or directives or lines of inquiry, and I'll mention them briefly.
- My God, how did anyone at ABC think this was a good line of inquiry for George Stephanopoulos of all people to pursue?
Examples
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Some historical accounts have the ability to open up new lines of inquiry and interest.
Academic text (1991) -
Understanding how and why evolution has occurred requires synthesizing multiple lines of inquiry.
Academic text (2007) -
As we reflect on this line of inquiry, we would like to offer additional questions for future study, such as:
Academic text (2015) -
There are several major lines of inquiry, and each consists of main questions, findings, and conclusions.
Academic text (2009) -
The present study extends an important line of inquiry that examines selection into school music.
Academic text (2014) -
In Reggio-inspired schools, teacher flexibility and the ability to follow the children in their lines of inquiry are vital.
Academic text (2015) -
Australian music education researcher Gary McPherson has done much recently to advance this line of inquiry.
Academic text (2012) -
Indeed, there remain neglected lines of inquiry opened by The Polish Peasant to which we might, with profit, return.
Academic text (1996) -
Professor Tizard said the discrediting of Burt's work cast doubt on his whole line of inquiry.
Academic text (1991) -
Researchers often follow different lines of inquiry to better understand complex issues.
Synonyms
∞
2.9
A careful search for the truth about something
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3.9
An act of asking questions to get information
18
4.2
A set of connected questions asked to explore a topic
Antonyms
How Thorough
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3.0
∞
2.9
- Formal
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4.4
5
3.5
35
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'a particular direction or sequence of investigation' is directly derivable from combining 'line' (a course, train of thought or direction) with 'inquiry' (asking questions or investigation). The 'line of X' compositional pattern is common and transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer this meaning.
Etymology
Line of inquiry comes from the image of a path of questions: imagine a detective following a single line of clues, moving from one fact to the next and doing a careful inquiry. That's why a line of inquiry means a set or 'path' of 'questions' and investigations aimed at finding something out.