Question and Survey

Question

Question noun - An act or instance of asking for information.
Usage example: the dozens of questions researched by the reference librarians

Survey is a synonym for question in inquire topic. In some cases you can use "Survey" instead the word "Question" as a verb or a noun.

Survey

Survey verb - To go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information.
Usage example: surveyed the medical residents and found out that 60% of them don't think they get enough sleep

Question is a synonym for survey in ask topic. Sometimes you can use "Question" instead the word "Survey" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as interview, inquire.

Nearby Words: surveyed, surveying, surveyor

How words are described

old old question old survey
single single question single survey
serious serious question serious survey
quick quick question quick survey
Other adjectives: new, final, last, previous, multiple-choice.

Common collocations

ability question ability survey ability
system question system survey system
situation question situation survey situation

Both words in one sentence

  • Are You Pondering What I'm Pondering? In the Season 2 finale, Yakko asks this question to Coach Nurse as part of the survey.
  • Essentially the front game from Card Sharks, in which players guess what percentage of a survey (or the audience, if the audience is big enough) answered a question in a certain way.
  • The survey team has found a birdlike alien species on the planet which might be sapient, but the team can't reach a decision on the question and needs an outside opinion.
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