I.
noun
1 study of sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ comprehensive , detailed , extensive , full , in-depth , large-scale , major , systematic
▪ brief , quick
▪ informal
▪ broad , general
▪ representative , sample
▪
a nationally representative ~ of the US population conducted each year
▪
The researchers undertook a sample ~ of schools in the city.
▪ regular
▪ annual , monthly , etc.
▪ follow-up
▪
The fifth follow-up ~ provides the data for this study.
▪ local ( esp. BrE ), national , nationwide , regional
▪ independent
▪ historical
▪
a historical ~ of children's clothing
▪ mail ( AmE ), online , postal ( BrE ), questionnaire , telephone , Web-based
▪ comparative
▪ field
▪ pilot
▪ attitude , consumer , customer , customer-satisfaction , opinion
▪
A recent customer ~ showed widespread ignorance about organic food.
▪ market , market-research , marketing
▪ household ( esp. AmE )
VERB + SURVEY
▪ administer ( esp. AmE ), carry out ( esp. BrE ), conduct , do , make , perform ( esp. AmE ), undertake ( esp. BrE )
▪
The charity did a ~ of people's attitudes to the disabled.
▪ commission
▪ participate in , respond to , take ( esp. AmE ), take part in
▪
94% of people who took part in the ~ said they agreed.
▪ complete , fill in ( BrE ), fill out ( AmE )
▪ return , send back
▪ send out
SURVEY + VERB
▪ cover sth , deal with sth , examine sth
▪
The ~ covered 74 species.
▪ ask sth
▪ claim sth , conclude sth , confirm sth , disclose sth , find sth , highlight sth , identify sth , indicate sth , report sth , reveal sth , say sth , show sth , suggest sth
▪
A customer-satisfaction ~ highlighted the need for clearer pricing.
SURVEY + NOUN
▪ data , results
▪ method , technique
▪ participant ( AmE ), respondent
▪ group
▪ questionnaire
▪ question
▪ response
PREPOSITION
▪ according to a/the ~
▪
According to the ~, many young adults have experimented with drugs of some kind.
▪ in a/the ~
▪
the questions used in the ~
▪ ~ into
▪
a ~ into the state of English in universities
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of adults
▪ ~ on
▪
a ~ on drivers' attitudes to the police
PHRASES
▪ the findings of a/the ~ , the results of a/the ~
2 of land or a building
ADJECTIVE
▪ full
▪ aerial
▪ archaeological , geological , geophysical , land , seismic
▪ structural ( esp. BrE )
▪
A structural ~ of the property revealed serious defects.
VERB + SURVEY
▪ carry out ( esp. BrE ), do , make
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ carefully
▪ calmly , critically
▪
She ~ed his appearance critically.
▪ briefly , quickly
PREPOSITION
▪ from
▪
I ~ed the scene from my window.
Survey is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ eye
Survey is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ area , ↑ region , ↑ scene , ↑ situation , ↑ surroundings , ↑ wreckage