Inquiry vs. Research

Inquiry vs. Research — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Inquiry and Research

Inquirynoun

The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.

Researchnoun

(uncountable) Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc.; laborious or continued search after truth.

The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang, a city of about 1.2 million people. File:The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang.ogg

Inquirynoun

Search for truth, information, or knowledge; examination of facts or principles; research; investigation

Scientific inquiry

Researchnoun

A particular instance or piece of research.

Inquirynoun

a search for knowledge;

their pottery deserves more research than it has received

Researchverb

(transitive) To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.

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Inquirynoun

an instance of questioning;

there was a question about my trainingwe made inquiries of all those who were present

Researchverb

(intransitive) To make an extensive investigation into.

Inquirynoun

a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest

Researchverb

(transitive) To search again.

Researchnoun

systematic investigation to establish facts

Researchnoun

a search for knowledge;

their pottery deserves more research than it has received
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Researchverb

inquire into

Researchverb

attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner;

The student researched the history of that word