“Inquire” is more popular in American English and is used to mean “ask questions about something” (e.g., “I will inquire about prices”).
In British English, “inquire” is also used more frequently, whether seeking information about either general or formal matters. However, “enquire” is also used, but only with informal requests (e.g., “I enquired about the nearest tourist destinations”).
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Synonyms for “altogether” meaning “completely” include:
When using “altogether” to mean “all in all,” synonyms include:
- In total
- All things considered
- On the whole
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“Altogether” is an adverb, meaning you should use it when you want to describe a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a clause, or a sentence. It typically means “completely” or “entirely.” For example, saying “The plan failed altogether” is equivalent to saying “The plan failed completely.”
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“Lay” is a regular verb, meaning it has the same past tense and past participle: “laid.” Like “lay,” “laid” is a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object to receive the action (e.g., “He laid the blanket down for us to have a nice picnic”).
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The past participle of “lie” is “lain” (e.g., “The never-before-seen documents had lain undisturbed for centuries”).
“Lie” means “to put oneself or be in a horizontal position.” It’s an intransitive verb, meaning it does not require a direct object.
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You “lie in bed.” “Lie” is a verb that means “to be or put oneself in a reclined position” (e.g., “I will lie in bed because I’m tired”). “Lay” is a verb that means “putting something or someone else in a horizontal position” (e.g., “I need to lay my baby down in her crib”).
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Use “lying down” as the present participle of “lie down.” In other words, use “lying down” when describing the reclined position one is in (e.g., “She’s lying down on the towel). However, it’s also acceptable to simply use “lying” (e.g., “She’s lying on the towel).
Use “laying down” when referring to the action of placing something or someone in a horizontal position (e.g., “He’s laying down flowers across the path”). Remember, “lying” and “laying” are the present participles of “lie” and “lay,” respectively.
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The choice of lay or lie in this phrase depends on the verb tense you are using. When referring to the act of putting yourself in a horizontal resting position, the correct phrase is “lie down” (e.g., “I’m going to lie down on the couch”). When referring to something you’re going to do to something else, “lay down” is the appropriate phrase to use (e.g., “I’m going to lay down this lamp so it doesn’t fall”).
However, it’s important to note that “lay” is also the past tense of lie, so it makes sense to use “lay down” when referring to putting yourself in a horizontal position in the past (e.g., “Yesterday I lay down for an hour after practice”).
In short, when describing the act of reclining yourself horizontally in the present tense, use “lie down.” But when describing a past act of reclining yourself, use “lay down.”
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