Spanish Conversation · Level 103
60 words
Spanish word
encuestar
Pronunciation
IPA/eŋkwesˈtaɾ/
Meaning
- verbsurvey
Example
¿Puedes encuestar a los estudiantes sobre la comida del comedor?
Can you survey the students about the cafeteria food?
More examples
El instituto decidió encuestar por teléfono a una muestra de usuarios.
The institute decided to survey a sample of users by telephone.
Core concept
Interviewer noting answers from several people to the same questions.
Common phrases
encuestar por teléfono
survey by telephone
encuestar en la calle
survey on the street
encuestar a los vecinos
survey neighbors
Similar words
preguntar: Asks a person a question to obtain information or a specific answer.
sondear: Asks brief questions to probe opinions or gauge immediate reactions.
Definition in Spanish
Llevar a cabo una encuesta; formular preguntas a una muestra de personas para conocer opiniones o datos.
Word origin
Formed from the noun encuesta (via Old French enqueste from Latin roots meaning 'inquire'), encuestar denotes putting a standardized set of questions to a group to gather opinions or data.
Usage tips
- Common collocations include encuestar a + person/group and encuestar sobre + topic, so expect a direct object introduced by a when naming who was surveyed.
Related words
- encuestadorespondentnoun
- encuestadorinterviewernoun