survey
noun OPAL W
/ˈsɜːveɪ/
/ˈsɜːrveɪ/
- an investigation of the opinions, behaviour, etc. of a particular group of people, which is usually done by asking them questions
- A recent survey showed 75 per cent of those questioned were in favour of the plan.
- The survey revealed/found that…
- to conduct/carry out/do/complete a survey
- According to the survey, many young adults have experimented with drugs of some kind.
- Another national survey conducted last year found the same result.
- Roughly half of survey respondents express strong interest in additional education.
- The results of the survey come as no surprise to us.
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumenta2, Scientific researcha2- 94% of people who took part in the survey said they agreed.
- A customer satisfaction survey highlighted the need for clearer pricing.
- The charity did a survey of people's attitudes to the disabled.
- A survey into conditions in schools revealed the need for much greater investment.
- The researchers used a combination of survey methods.
- They are carrying out a survey of small businesses in London.
- This is the largest independent survey into health ever carried out in Britain.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- comprehensive
- detailed
- extensive
- …
- administer
- carry out
- conduct
- …
- cover something
- deal with something
- examine something
- …
- data
- results
- method
- …
- according to a/the survey
- in a/the survey
- survey into
- …
- the findings of a/the survey
- the results of a/the survey
- the act of examining and recording the measurements, features, etc. of an area of land in order to make a map or plan of it
- an aerial survey (= made by taking photographs from an aircraft)
- A geological survey revealed the presence of oil beneath the ground.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- aerial
- archaeological
- …
- carry out
- do
- make
- …
- (British English) an examination of the condition of a house, etc., usually done for somebody who is thinking of buying it
- a detailed structural survey
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- aerial
- archaeological
- …
- carry out
- do
- make
- …
- a general study, view or description of something
- a comprehensive survey of modern music
- a historical survey of children's clothing
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- comprehensive
- detailed
- extensive
- …
- administer
- carry out
- conduct
- …
- cover something
- deal with something
- examine something
- …
- data
- results
- method
- …
- according to a/the survey
- in a/the survey
- survey into
- …
- the findings of a/the survey
- the results of a/the survey
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘examine and ascertain the condition of’): from Anglo-Norman French surveier, from medieval Latin supervidere, from super- ‘over’ + videre ‘to see’. The early sense of the noun (late 15th cent.) was ‘supervision’.