Used in a Sentence

inquired

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for inquired.

Editorial note

I contacted the physicist quoted in the article and inquired about the tests they did in their lab.

Examples16
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(intransitive, US, Canada, Australia) To ask (about something).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of inquired gathered in one view.

verb

(intransitive, US, Canada, Australia) To ask (about something).

verb

(intransitive) To make an inquiry or an investigation.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for inquired.

verb

(intransitive, US, Canada, Australia) To ask (about something).

verb

(intransitive) To make an inquiry or an investigation.

Example sentences

1

I contacted the physicist quoted in the article and inquired about the tests they did in their lab.

2

Yikes -- we just inquired about the pricing and it starts at $50k per year for 100k products.

3

When I inquired I was told it was because she was a better negotiator and negotiated a higher salary.

4

When I inquired as to what exactly did they improve he refused to answer in detail.

5

Recently, I started to need the extra bandwidth so I inquired about the upgrade cost.

6

I was walking around taking pictures for my job when I inquired about availabilities crews were giving me all sorts of advice.

7

[1] Maybe they fixed another security issue as they never inquired about the security hole you found.

8

I'd be 50/50 on this point if the camera didn't just up and disappear after an official journalistic entity inquired about their existence...

9

These guys look pretty solid, but I haven't inquired about their pricing.

10

It was a techish conference, so I inquired about the wifi capabilities.

11

Anyhow, our access got cut off and when we inquired about it, they setup a meeting at their headquarters instead of providing any answers.

12

My record is now clean, but I never would have known if I hadn't inquired about it with the credit reporting agencies and the bank.

Quote examples

1

But saying "this topic is off limits and can not be inquired into by any means" is #1)realistically not going to happen at this point.

2

The 64-bit was, last I inquired (8 years ago or so) was in the "if you have to ask you can't afford it" oracle territory.

3

Off topic writing criticism: avoid using synonyms for "said", like "replied", "inquired", and "countered".

4

Not surprisingly, their "exhibitor" costs rival some of the largest and most successful industry conference costs, even though, in the case of the one I inquired about, it it was the first event that they had put on in that track.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use inquired in a sentence?

I contacted the physicist quoted in the article and inquired about the tests they did in their lab.

What does inquired mean?

(intransitive, US, Canada, Australia) To ask (about something).

What part of speech is inquired?

inquired is commonly used as verb.