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Asked vs Enquired - What's the difference?

asked | enquired |

As verbs the difference between asked and enquired

is that asked is (ask) while enquired is (enquire).

asked

English

Verb

(head)
  • (ask)

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    enquired

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (enquire)

    • enquire

    English

    Alternative forms

    * inquire (chiefly US)

    Verb

    (enquir)
  • To make an enquiry.
    • He enquired about the availability of rental bicycles in the town.
  • (archaic) To ask about (something).
  • * (rfdate) (John Milton)
    • ''Having thus at length enquired the truth concerning Law and dispense.
  • * (rfdate) (Byron)
    • And all obey and few enquire his will.

    Usage notes

    (unreferenced) In the USA, inquire' is generally used in place of '''enquire'''. Where '''enquire''' is used (particularly in the UK), it means a non-official enquiry (such as to ask a question), whereas '''inquire''' is used in legal or government context where official transcripts are generated. In the USA, this distinction is not made and ' inquire is used generally.

    Related terms

    * enquiry