questionnaire
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French questionnaire, from Late Latin quaestionarius, from quaestio (English question) + -arius, from quaerō (“I question”) (English query).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌk(w)ɛstʃəˈnɛə/, /ˌk(w)ɛstjəˈnɛə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˌkwɛs.t͡ʃəˈnɛɹ/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
editquestionnaire (plural questionnaires)
- A form containing a list of questions; a means of gathering information for a survey
- carry out a questionnaire
- fill out a questionnaire
- 1946 January and February, “Post-War Passenger Coaches”, in Railway Magazine, page 2:
- 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.
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editTranslations
editform containing a list of questions
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Verb
editquestionnaire (third-person singular simple present questionnaires, present participle questionnairing, simple past and past participle questionnaired)
- to survey using questionnaires
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Late Latin quaestiōnārius, from quaestiōnō, from Latin quaestiō.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editquestionnaire m (plural questionnaires)
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editFurther reading
edit- “questionnaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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