noun · academic
survey
UK/ˈsɜːveɪ/US/ˈsɜrveɪ/SUR·vey
A study that asks people questions to collect information about their opinions or behaviour.
Examples
“We conducted a nationwide survey on reading habits.”
“The survey results indicate strong support for the policy.”
“The online survey received over 2,000 responses.”
Band 8 sentence
“Our international survey encompassed over twenty countries and provided nuanced insights into public attitudes toward climate policy.”
Collocations
- conduct a survey
- survey results
- online survey
Word family
Common mistakes
A survey show that...→A survey shows that...
do a survey→conduct/carry out a survey
survey about→survey on / survey of
Say it for a higher band
5poll→6questionnaire→7+survey
Synonyms
poll
questionnaire
Easily confused
poll
“The poll asked voters who they would choose in the election.”
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