surveynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsɜː.veɪ/us/ˈsɝː.veɪ/survey noun [ C ] (QUESTIONS)
B2 an examination of opinions, behaviour, etc., made by asking people questions:
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- The survey is only concerned with women of childbearing age.
- In the survey politicians came out overwhelmingly in favour of capital punishment.
- We are conducting a survey to find out what our customers think of their local bus service.
- The survey found no correspondence between crime and unemployment rates.
- The findings of this survey are demonstrative of the need for further research.
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Questioning people & asking questions in general
- beat
- bombard
- canvass
- cross-question
- debrief
- desk research
- enquiry
- feel sb/sth out
- grilling
- interrogate
- interview
- interviewee
- opinion poll
- pin
- Q, q
- questioner
- questioning
- third
- what do you have to say for yourself? idiom
- worm
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survey noun [ C ] (EXAMINING)
the measuring and recording of the details of an area of land:
a description of the whole of a subject:
UK US and Australian English inspection an examination of the structure of a building by a specially trained person
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Measuring & weighing
- cost-of-living index
- decibel
- life-size
- measure sb/sth up
- measure sth out
- measurement
- mmHg
- mmol
- pace
- pinhole
- plumb
- point
- quantifiable
- quantum
- record
- short
- sound
- system
- timer
- tolerance
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surveyverb
uk/səˈveɪ//ˈsɜː.veɪ/us/sɚˈveɪ/survey verb (LOOK AT)
C1 [ T ] formal uk/səˈveɪ/us/ˈsɝː.veɪ/to look at or examine all of something, especially carefully:
[ T ] uk/səˈveɪ/us/ˈsɝː.veɪ/to measure an area of land, and to record the details of it, especially on a map:
[ T often passive ] UK US and Australian English inspect uk/səˈveɪ/us/ˈsɝː.veɪ/If a building is surveyed, it is examined carefully by a specially trained person, in order to discover if there is anything wrong with its structure.
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Using the eyes
- before your very eyes idiom
- beheld
- bore
- breathe
- come to sb's attention/notice idiom
- dart
- eye
- feast
- gawk
- get a load of that! idiom
- get him, her, you, etc.! idiom
- keep tabs on sth/sb idiom
- look-see
- observational
- out of/from the corner of your eye idiom
- passer-by
- rest
- sneak
- squint
- visual
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survey verb (QUESTIONS)
C1 uk/ˈsɜː.veɪ/us/ˈsɝː-/[ T ] to ask people questions in order to find out about their opinions or behaviour:
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Questioning people & asking questions in general
- beat
- bombard
- canvass
- cross-question
- debrief
- desk research
- enquiry
- feel sb/sth out
- grilling
- interrogate
- interview
- interviewee
- opinion poll
- pin
- Q, q
- questioner
- questioning
- third
- what do you have to say for yourself? idiom
- worm
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