Inquiry vs. 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

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

‘He could no path nor track of foot descry,Nor by inquiry learn, nor guess by aim.’; ‘The men which were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate.’;

Researchverb

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

Inquirynoun

Search for truth, information, or knowledge; examination into facts or principles; research; investigation; as, physical inquiries.

‘All that is wanting to the perfection of this art will undoubtedly be found, if able men . . . will make inquiry into it.’;

Researchverb

(intransitive) To make an extensive investigation into.

Inquirynoun

a search for knowledge;

‘their pottery deserves more research than it has received’;

Researchverb

(transitive) To search again.

Inquirynoun

an instance of questioning;

‘there was a question about my training’; ‘we made inquiries of all those who were present’;

Researchnoun

Diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or principles; laborious or continued search after truth; as, researches of human wisdom; to research a topic in the library; medical research.

‘The dearest interests of parties have frequently been staked on the results of the researches of antiquaries.’;

Inquirynoun

a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest

Researchnoun

Systematic observation of phenomena for the purpose of learning new facts or testing the application of theories to known facts; - also called scientific research. This is the research part of the phrase "research and development" (R&D).

Inquiry

An inquiry (also spelled as enquiry in British English) is any process that has the aim of augmenting knowledge, resolving doubt, or solving a problem. A theory of inquiry is an account of the various types of inquiry and a treatment of the ways that each type of inquiry achieves its aim.

Researchverb

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

Researchnoun

systematic investigation to establish facts

Researchnoun

a search for knowledge;

‘their pottery deserves more research than it has received’;

Researchverb

inquire into

Researchverb

attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner;

‘The student researched the history of that word’;

Researchnoun

the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions

‘he prefaces his study with a useful summary of his own researches’; ‘medical research’; ‘the group carries out research in geochemistry’;

Researchnoun

engaged in or intended for research

‘a research paper’; ‘a research student’;

Researchverb

investigate systematically

‘the team have been researching into flora and fauna’; ‘she has spent the last five years researching her people's history’;

Researchverb

discover or verify information for use in (a book, programme, etc.)

‘I was in New York researching my novel’; ‘it's a piece of work that's carefully researched, strongly argued, and beautifully written’;

Research

Research is . It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of information to increase understanding of a topic or issue.

‘creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge’;