inquiry

Anfrage

Frage oder Bitte, mit der man Informationen über etwas erhalten möchte.

In einfachem Englisch: A question or request to find out something.

• Thank you for your inquiry.
• She made an inquiry about train times.
• We received several inquiries from customers yesterday.

So benutzt man es: inquiry about something (I sent an inquiry about the cost of the course.)

Synonyme: question, query

Häufige Wendungen: make an inquiry, customer inquiry, inquiry about something

Untersuchung, Erforschung

Gründliche Suche nach Fakten, um etwas zu verstehen oder herauszufinden, was geschehen ist.

In einfachem Englisch: A careful search for facts to understand something or find out what happened.

• The government ordered an inquiry.
• Scientific inquiry depends on good evidence.
• The inquiry into the fire lasted six months.

So benutzt man es: inquiry into something (An inquiry into the accident began on Monday.)

Synonyme: investigation, examination, research

Häufige Wendungen: public inquiry, scientific inquiry, inquiry into something