Inquire is equal ask and find out

[gothicpartner]

Hello,

I'm studying the meaning the verb "to inquire" and I find it to be synonymous with ask and find out.

For example:

I inquired about that course = I find out about that course = me informe, me entere, averigue sobre ese curso

I inquired about her= I asked about her= pregunté por ella

Could you correct me if I am wrong?

Also, what is the difference between inquire of vs inquire about.?

Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Regards

 

[vcostandy]

Hello,

I'm studying the meaning the verb "to inquire" and I find it to be synonymous with ask and find out.

For example:

I inquired about that course = I find out about that course = me informe, me entere, averigue sobre ese curso

I inquired about her= I asked about her= pregunté por ella

Could you correct me if I am wrong?

Also, what is the difference between inquire of vs inquire about.?

Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Regards

Inquire means to ask and to seek information (preguntar por..., pedir información sobre...), but it does not mean to find out

And I don´t think you can say ¨inquire of¨; the prepositions we use are ¨about¨ or ¨after¨

 

[Quark]

Hello,

I'm studying the meaning the verb "to inquire" and I find it to be synonymous with ask and find out.

For example:

I inquired about that course = I tried to find out about that course = me informe, me entere, averigue sobre ese curso

I inquired about her= I asked about her= pregunté por ella

Could you correct me if I am wrong?

Also, what is the difference between inquire of vs inquire about.?

Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Regards

to inquire (also spelt “enquire”) >> to ask (about)/ to look into / to try to find out / to investigate / to look for information etc

It is not synonymous with “to find out”
It is synonymous with “to try to find out”
E.G.
He inquired at the town hall about local taxes and found out that he had to pay quite a lot of them

You can inquire in the shop if you want to find out about their opening hours.

The difference between inquire and inquire about

I inquired about the history of the town.
I inquired into the history of the town.
I inquired about the job.

You need about or into in the above sentences in order for them to make sense, in the same way as you need “sobre” in the sentence below for it to make sense.

I'm calling to inquire about the job
llamo para informarme / para preguntar sobre el trabajo