inquired
in-KWYRD/ɪnˈkwaɪɹd/UKin-KWY-uhd/ɪnˈkwaɪəd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of inquire.
The reporter inquired about the company's hiring plans.
Several guests had inquired about a later checkout time.
Note
One spelling does two jobs. It stands alone as the simple past (she inquired) and follows have as the participle (she had inquired). For asking, it usually takes about, as in inquired about the price, though it can also take a direct object. For investigating, inquired into is the natural pairing. The spelling is standard in American, Canadian and Australian usage. An old meaning, 'called' or 'named', is now obsolete.
inquired is a form of inquire
inquire, verb: To ask in order to obtain information about something. Full entry
- Spelling
- inquire → inquired: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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