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questionnaire

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate Oxford US //ˌkwɛstʃəˈnɛɹ// UK //kwˌɛstʃənˈeə// ques·tion·naire General-service

n. a list of questions used to collect information from people. You usually fill it out on paper or online so someone can study your answers.

n. a research instrument consisting of a series of questions for the purpose of gathering information from respondents. Often used in sociological or market research to quantify qualitative data.


SIMPLE

Please fill out this questionnaire about your shopping habits.

CONTEXTUAL

The hospital sent a questionnaire to all former patients to measure their satisfaction with the nursing staff.

COMPLEX

Researchers distributed a detailed questionnaire to over five hundred participants to determine if there was a correlation between sleep hygiene and workplace productivity.

Origin

Borrowed from French questionnaire, from Late Latin quaestionarius, from quaestio (English question) + -arius, from quaerō (“I question”) (English query).

Usage

Often takes the verbs 'administer', 'distribute', or 'complete'.

Pitfall

I filled a questionnaireI filled out a questionnaireIn English, you 'fill out' or 'complete' a form or questionnaire; 'fill' is used for physical containers like glasses or tanks.

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