poll
🇺🇸
/pəʊl/
🇬🇧
/pəʊl/
noun
C1
A survey to find out what people think about something
The poll shows that most people want change.
C1
The act of voting or counting votes in an election
The poll will close at 8 PM tonight.
R
The total number of votes in an election
Our candidate leads in the poll by a small margin.
verb
R
To get a certain number of votes in an election
They polled enough votes to win the election.
R
To ask many people their opinions
People were polled about their favorite foods.
translation
A survey to find out what people think about something; The act of voting or counting votes in an election; The total number of votes in an election
To get a certain number of votes in an election; To ask many people their opinions
Word Forms
3rd Present
polls
Past
polled
Perfect
polled
Progressive
polling
Plural
polls