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- pronunciation:
- suhr
veI
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
surveys |
| definition 1: |
When people do a survey, they ask questions to people, and they ask the same questions to each person. They want to find out things like what people think about something, how often they do certain things, or whether they use or like some product. They ask as many people as they can.
All the teachers were asked how they felt about the new school rules this year, and the survey showed that most of them were happy. |
| definition 2: |
A survey is kind of investigation that looks over a wide area or topic and tries to find answers to certain questions. For example, scientists might want to find out how many kinds of frogs are living in the world's rainforests or how many people in a certain country own a house. A survey can also be a summary of an investigation like this.
The scientists did a survey and found out that less than one hundred of these animals were now living within the whole mountain region. |
| related words: |
analysis, draft, examination, idea |
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