Questionnaire Meaning
/ˌk(w)ɛstʃəˈnɛə/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA form containing a list of questions; a means of gathering information for a survey.
verbTo survey using questionnaires.
Sentence Examples
Please fill out this questionnaire and send it to us.
I don't feel like filling out this questionnaire. There are too many items.
Is a questionnaire answered by 500 people truly representative of the population as a whole?
CEFR Practice Quiz
To gather data for the study, each participant had to fill out a detailed ____ containing many questions.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Participants were asked to complete a detailed ____ about their lifestyle habits and health history.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from French questionnaire, from Late Latin quaestionarius, from quaestio (English question) + -arius, from quaerō (“to question”) (English query).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In considering their post-war designs some of the British and American railways have adopted the course of taking a cross section of the requirements of the travelling public by distributing questionnaires dealing with details of seating, lighting, catering, and other features making for comfortable journeys."
— 1946 January and February, “Post-War Passenger Coaches”, in Railway Magazine, page 2:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
To gather data for the study, each participant had to fill out a detailed ____ containing many questions.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Participants were asked to complete a detailed ____ about their lifestyle habits and health history.