SURVEY | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of survey in English surveynoun [ C ] uk /ˈsɜː.veɪ/ us /ˈsɝː.veɪ/

survey noun [C] (QUESTIONS)

Add to word list Add to word list B2 an examination of opinions, behaviour, etc., made by asking people questions: A recent survey found/revealed/showed that 58 percent of people did not know where their heart is. to conduct/carry out/do a survey

• 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.

Questioning people & asking questions in general

• ask after someone phrasal verb
• ask questions of someone/something idiom
• be someone's for the asking idiom
• beat something out of someone phrasal verb
• bombard
• debrief
• inquisition
• inquisitor
• interrogate
• line of enquiry
• line of inquiry
• make an inquiry
• nail someone down phrasal verb
• outpoll
• poll
• pollster
• query
• quiz
• shoot
• trick question

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survey noun [C] (EXAMINING)

the measuring and recording of the details of an area of land: a geological survey a description of the whole of a subject: His new book is a survey of European theatre in the 19th century. UK (US and Australian English inspection) an examination of the structure of a building by a specially trained person Measuring & weighing

• cost-of-living index
• countable
• gage
• gravimetric
• gravimetrically
• hypsometric
• measure
• measurement
• non-quantitative
• pace
• pace something off/out phrasal verb
• pennyweight
• planimetric
• ponderable
• proof
• rise
• shortish
• unquantifiable
• unsounded
• weigh something out phrasal verb

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Maps & map-making Defining & explaining Analysing and evaluating surveyverb

survey verb (LOOK AT)

C1 [ T ] formal uk /səˈveɪ/ us /ˈsɝː.veɪ/ to look at or examine all of something, especially carefully: He got out of the car to survey the damage. She has written a book which surveys (= describes in detail) the history of feminism. Synonyms check (EXAMINE) check something out (EXAMINE) informal examine (LOOK AT CAREFULLY) inspect peruse formal scan (LOOK) study (EXAMINE) [ T ] uk /səˈveɪ/ us /ˈsɝː.veɪ/ to measure an area of land, and to record the details of it, especially on a map: Before the new railway was built, its route was carefully surveyed. [ T often passive ] UK uk /səˈveɪ/ us /ˈsɝː.veɪ/ (US and Australian English inspect) 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. Using the eyes

• accommodate
• accommodation
• all eyes are on someone/something idiom
• astigmatic
• beholder
• catch
• clock
• eyeful
• gawk
• leer
• look out for someone/something phrasal verb
• look up phrasal verb
• look-see
• not take your eyes off someone/something idiom
• observational
• observationally
• ogle
• scan
• shoot
• squint

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survey verb (QUESTIONS)

C1 [ T ] uk /ˈsɜː.veɪ/ us /ˈsɝː.veɪ/ to ask people questions in order to find out about their opinions or behaviour: The researchers surveyed the attitudes of 2,500 college students. Many of the listeners surveyed said that they were not satisfied with the station's programming. Questioning people & asking questions in general

• ask after someone phrasal verb
• ask questions of someone/something idiom
• be someone's for the asking idiom
• beat something out of someone phrasal verb
• bombard
• debrief
• inquisition
• inquisitor
• interrogate
• line of enquiry
• line of inquiry
• make an inquiry
• nail someone down phrasal verb
• outpoll
• poll
• pollster
• query
• quiz
• shoot
• trick question

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Idiom

lord/master/mistress/king/queen of all you survey (Definition of survey from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

survey | American Dictionary

surveynoun [ C ] us /ˈsɜr·veɪ/

survey noun [C] (QUESTIONS)

Add to word list Add to word list a set of questions people are asked to gather information or find out their opinions, or the information gathered by asking many people the same questions: A recent survey found that working women want better child care and flexible hours.

survey noun [C] (MEASURING)

the measuring and recording of the details of an area of land: Geological surveys are an important tool used in locating oil reserves.

survey noun [C] (EXAMINING)

a description of the whole of a subject: His new book is a survey of contemporary Latin American architecture. surveyverb [ T ] us /sərˈveɪ, ˈsɜr·veɪ/

survey verb [T] (LOOK AT)

to look at or examine all of something: After we’d finished painting the kitchen, we stood back and surveyed our work.

survey verb [T] (MEASURE)

to measure and describe the details of an area of land: The property must be surveyed before you can buy it.

survey verb [T] (ASK QUESTIONS)

to ask people questions in order to find out about their opinions and behavior: Researchers surveyed the political opinions of 2000 college students. (Definition of survey from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

survey | Business English

surveynoun [ C ] uk /ˈsɜːveɪ/ us Add to word list Add to word list MARKETING an examination of people's opinions, behaviour, etc. made, for example, by asking them questions: a survey finds/reveals/shows A survey of 584 companies has found that there is no relationship between a company's sales incentive plan structure and its gain or loss in market share.conduct/carry out/do a survey We should conduct a survey to find out what our customers really want. PROPERTY the measuring and recording of the details of an area of land: A detailed survey of the building plot has already been carried out. PROPERTY   UK (US inspection) an examination of the structure of a building by a specially trained person to check what condition it is in: We should schedule an independent survey of the property before we agree to buy it. The survey revealed a number of problems that will have to be repaired. surveyverb [ T ] uk /səˈveɪ/ us MARKETING to ask people questions in order to find out about their opinions or behaviour: The researchers surveyed the attitudes of 2,500 night shift workers. to look at or examine all of something in detail: She has written a book which surveys the history of the PR industry. PROPERTY to measure an area of land and to record the details of it: The land will have to be surveyed in detail before the building project can begin. PROPERTY   UK (US inspect) when a building is surveyed, it is examined carefully by a specially trained person, to see what condition it is in: We had the house surveyed. (Definition of survey from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of survey

survey But the evidence of surveys suggests that employees frequently do not exercise much choice at all over their health plans. From the Cambridge English Corpus Both authors advocate an eclectic mix of quantitative survey and qualitative interviews for the study of current rural labour transformations. From the Cambridge English Corpus More in-depth, qualitative interviews may be more useful than surveys, especially to examine attitudes toward presumed consent as a term. From the Cambridge English Corpus The following text gives a survey of the qualitative and quantitative patterns in the error corpus. From the Cambridge English Corpus Given the qualitative nature of the survey, the results were interpreted and put in relation to existing estimates in the literature. From the Cambridge English Corpus He surveys the sacred meals against a carefully assembled background of ordinary meal-taking and the general philosophy of food in each region. From the Cambridge English Corpus Individual ocelots were photographed as many as 17 times during the cumulative 2-y survey period, though many were recorded only once. From the Cambridge English Corpus Eighty-three of the 91 (91%) surveyed oncologists returned the questionnaire. From the Cambridge English Corpus This is a large professional group in primary care and was not adequately represented in the questionnaire survey. From the Cambridge English Corpus A second relevant concern here is whether we can treat the 901 respondents in our sample as a random subset of all survey participants. From the Cambridge English Corpus Consequently, elderly participants were not recruited as the survey content would have been irrelevant. From the Cambridge English Corpus The core of the material is presented in sufficient detail that the survey may serve as a text for teaching constrained global optimization. From the Cambridge English Corpus After an introductory chapter, they survey the concept in a concise, general and convincing way, which could readily be transferred to almost any natural resource. From the Cambridge English Corpus For studies such as surveys of farmer practice or multidisciplinary trials involving whole systems, plots are unlikely to be relevant. From the Cambridge English Corpus Such examples from the linguistic literature could be multiplied, but a survey of different types of incoherence may only increase the confusion. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocations with survey

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annual surveyAn annual survey started in 1971. From the Cambridge English Corpus   archaeological surveyThey may give a casual visitor an impression of the scope of the factory operation, but the details needed by an archaeological survey have gone. From the Cambridge English Corpus   brief surveyAs has been seen in this brief survey, these categories acknowledge some, but not all, of the wonderful variety of material definitions the specification yields. From the Cambridge English Corpus   These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with survey What is the pronunciation of survey?

Translations of survey

in Chinese (Traditional) 問題, 調查, 測量… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 问题, 调查, 测量… See more in Spanish encuesta, examen, examinar… See more in Portuguese enquete, pesquisa, levantamento… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian सर्वेक्षण, आढावा घेणे, पाहणी करणे… See more アンケート, 調査, ～を観察する… See more anket, inceleme, tenkit… See more enquête [feminine], étude [feminine], relevé [masculine]… See more enquesta, examinar, enquestar… See more overzien, onderzoeken, opmeten… See more கருத்துக்கள், நடத்தை போன்றவற்றின் ஆய்வு., மக்கள் கேள்விகளைக் கேட்பதன் மூலம் செய்யப்பட்டது… See more सर्वेक्षण, निरीक्षण, अवलोकन… See more સર્વે, સર્વેક્ષણો, તપાસવું… See more se ud over, undersøge, opmåle… See more överblicka, se ut över, granska… See more meninjau, mengkaji, membuat kerja-kerja mengukur… See more überlicken, mustern, vermessen… See more spørreundersøkelse [masculine], befaring [masculine], besiktige… See more جائزہ, معائنہ کرنا, جائزہ لینا… See more оглядати, вивчати, провадити дослідження… See more సర్వే, అభిప్రాయాలూ, ప్రవర్తన… See more সমীক্ষা, সমীক্ষা করা, জমি জায়গা জরিপ করা… See more přehlížet, zkoumat, vyměřit… See more memandangi, menyelidiki, mengukur… See more สำรวจ, พิจารณา, ทำแผนที่… See more quan sát, nhìn chung, nghiên cứu… See more ankieta, ekspertyza (budowlana ), pomiar… See more 조사, 점검하다, 조사하다… See more sondaggio, indagine, osservare… See more Need a translator?

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    • survey (QUESTIONS)
    • survey (EXAMINING)
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    • survey (LOOK AT)
    • survey (QUESTIONS)
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  • Noun 
    • survey (QUESTIONS)
    • survey (MEASURING)
    • survey (EXAMINING)
  • Verb 
    • survey (LOOK AT)
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    • survey (ASK QUESTIONS)
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