Enquire about and enquire into are both correct, but they are used in different situations. Enquire about usually means ask for information, while enquire into means investigate formally.
Use enquire about when asking for information on a topic. Use enquire into when formally investigating a situation, problem, or event. Enquire into is more formal and often connected with official investigations.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use enquire about when requesting information about something.
Use enquire into for formal or detailed investigations.
Enquire after is a more formal expression meaning ask how someone is doing.
Enquire can also be followed by a clause without about or into.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Enquire into suggests investigation, not a basic request for information.
✕ I called to enquire into your opening hours. ✓ I called to enquire about your opening hours.For official investigations, enquire into is more natural.
✕ The panel will enquire about the corruption claims. ✓ The panel will enquire into the corruption claims.About is the standard preposition for asking for information.
✕ She enquired on visa requirements. ✓ She enquired about visa requirements.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Both verbs are correct. Enquire is more common in British English, while inquire is more common in American English.
Yes. Enquire into is commonly used in official, legal, or investigative contexts.
Yes. You can enquire about a person when asking for information about them. Enquire after is more specific to health or wellbeing.
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