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sondear

to probe, to survey

verb son-deh-AHR Rare

Also means

to poll

Usage Note

Sondear covers both physical probing (sounding the depth of water, drilling a borehole) and figurative probing (gauging opinion, sounding someone out). The related noun sondeo means both 'survey/poll' and 'borehole.' Sondear la opinión pública ('to poll public opinion') is a frequent journalistic phrase.

Examples

"El periodista sondeó la opinión de los vecinos."

Natural Translation

The journalist polled the neighbors' opinions.

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