encuestar

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French enquête.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enkwesˈtaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧cues‧tar

Verb

encuestar (first-person singular present encuesto, first-person singular preterite encuesté, past participle encuestado)

  1. to survey, interview
    Synonym: interrogar
    • 2020 February 25, “Salut aísla a unas 25 personas por el primer caso de coronavirus en Catalunya”, in La Vanguardia:
      “Ya hemos identificado todos sus contactos y se están encuestando”, ha señalado el secretario de Salut Pública, que ha confirmado que sus contactos más directos son “unas 25 personas”.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to poll

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