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IELTS word

survey

/sərˈveɪ/verb

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English definition

to ask people questions to collect information

Common phrases / collocations

  1. survey residents
  2. national survey
  3. survey the area

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    Researchers surveyed local residents about transport.

  2. 2.

    The team surveyed two thousand customers.

  3. 3.

    Engineers surveyed the land before building.

Visual learning

See the meaning

Researchers use tablets to interview residents in a neighbourhood.
to ask people questions to collect information
1resident is interviewed
2information recorded
questions are asked→answers are collected