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Requested vs Enquired - What's the difference?

requested | enquired |

As verbs the difference between requested and enquired

is that requested is (request) while enquired is (enquire).

requested

English

Verb

(head)
  • (request)

    • request

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Act of (l).
  • * Shakespeare
    • I will marry her, sir, at your request .
  • A formal (l) requesting something.
  • of being sought after.
  • * Sir W. Temple
    • Knowledge and fame were in as great request as wealth among us now.
  • (obsolete) That which is asked for or requested.
  • * Bible, Psalms cvi. 15
    • He gave them their request .

    Synonyms

    * (act of requesting) asking, beseech, prayer, wish * (formal message requesting something) petition, postulation * (state of being sought after) demand

    Derived terms

    * discovery request * request for admission * request for production

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to express the need or desire for
  • to ask somebody to do something

    • Synonyms

    * (to express the need or desire for ): indicate, pray, wish * (to ask somebody to do something ): ask, bespeak, call for

    Related terms

    * require * requirement * requisite

    See also

    * * (wikipedia "request")

    External links

    * * *

    Anagrams

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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