SURVEY


Meaning of SURVEY in English

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

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .