survey
Collocations
36(noun.) study of sth
ADJ
comprehensive, detailed, extensive, full, in-depth, major, systematic | brief, quick
sample
A recent survey of local shoppers revealed that most people prefer to buy organic vegetables.
regular | annual, monthly, etc. | local, national, nationwide, regional | independent
historical
This book offers a historical survey of how families lived during the Victorian era.
doorstep, postal, questionnaire, telephone | comparative | field | pilot
attitude, customer, opinion
The annual attitude survey revealed that most employees felt valued and respected at work.
market (research), marketing
VERB + SURVEY
carry out, conduct, do, make, undertake
The government carried out a survey to find out what voters wanted for the next election.
commission
participate in, respond to, take part in
Thousands of customers responded to our survey about their shopping preferences last month.
SURVEY + VERB
cover sth, deal with sth, examine sth
The recent survey examined how often teenagers use social media each day.
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 recent health survey revealed that more people are working from home than ever before.
SURVEY + NOUN
data, results | method, technique | respondent
PREP
according to a/the ~
According to a recent survey, most people prefer to work from home at least two days per week.
in a/the ~
Most of the people who participated in the survey said they wanted better public transportation.
~ into
Researchers conducted a survey into why teenagers spend so much time on social media.
~ on
Researchers recently completed a survey on how teenagers use social media every day.
PHRASES
the findings/results of a survey
(noun.) of land or a building
ADJ
full | aerial | archaeological, geological, geophysical, land, seismic
structural, valuation
The surveyor recommended a valuation survey before we decided to buy the old house.
VERB + SURVEY
carry out, do, make
(verb.)
ADV
carefully
coldly, coolly, critically
The teacher coldly surveyed the classroom after finding the broken window.
PREP
from
The architect surveyed the building site from the hilltop to assess the landscape.