Words / B1

SURV-ay/ˈsɜːveɪ/

A survey is a set of questions to find out what people think or do: carry out / conduct / do a survey; a survey of fifty students. A questionnaire is the form itself; a poll is often political and quicker; research is broader. As a verb: survey the damage (look over). Surveyor is a different job (buildings and land). Survey results / according to a survey are exam phrases.

Meaning

A set of questions to find out what people think or do.

Examples

• “We did a survey of fifty students.”
• “According to a recent survey, most staff want flexible hours.”
• “We surveyed 200 shoppers in the mall.”

Good to know

carry out / conduct a survey. Form: questionnaire. Politics: poll. Phrase: according to a survey.

Near in meaning

poll

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