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survey Definition

sur·vey (sər vā′; also, and for n. usually, sʉr′vā′)

transitive verb

  1. to examine for some specific purpose; inspect or consider carefully; review in detail
  2. to look at or consider, esp. in a general or comprehensive way; view
  3. to determine the location, form, or boundaries of (a tract of land) by measuring the lines and angles in accordance with the principles of geometry and trigonometry
  4. to make a survey of

Etymology: ME surveien < Anglo-Fr surveier < OFr surveoir < sur- (see sur-) + veoir < L videre, to see: see vision

intransitive verb

to survey land

noun pl. -·veys

  1. a detailed study or inspection, as by gathering information through observations, questionnaires, etc. and analyzing it
  2. a general view; comprehensive study or examination a survey of Italian art
    1. the process of surveying a tract of land
    2. a tract surveyed
    3. a plan or written description of this

survey Synonyms

survey

n.

study, poll, critique, outline; see examination 1, questionnaire, review 1, 2.

survey Synonyms

survey

v.

  1. To look upon

    look over, take a view of, view; see see 1.

  2. To examine or summarize

    study, scan, inspect; see examine 1.

survey Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • conduct: We may use an intermediary to conduct these surveys or contests.
  • undertake: In your position I would have a CCTV survey undertaken first.
  • commission: CCW commissioned a recent survey of the only known Welsh site which failed to re-find this species.
  • complete: Everyone who completes the survey will be entered into a prize draw with the chance to win a £ 50 Amazon voucher.

Adjective modifier

  • geophysical: In the other field the geophysical survey indicated the presence of a couple of features which predated the historic field pattern.
  • recent: The data in the figure is taken from a recent national survey of elderly people.
  • geological: Further details can be obtained from the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland.
  • postal: Method of Data Collection: Postal survey Weighting: No weighting used.
  • annual: The top 10 is contained in the annual survey of Britain's top 50 brands compiled by research company AC Nielson for Marketing magazine.
  • comprehensive: It was written to accompany an equally comprehensive survey of the systems, which is still available from Inglesport.

Modifies a noun

  • respondent: This is to ensure that the guarantee of confidentiality given to survey respondents is protected.
  • finding: The differences between the survey findings must equal or exceed the percentages shown here for the difference to be considered statistically significant.
  • questionnaire: We would like to thank all the CSP members who returned their survey questionnaires.
  • map: The map below is an enlarged section of an Ordnance Survey map made at a scale of 1 inch to 1 mile in 1836.
  • result: Harry will send a copy of his full survey results to the User group.

Noun used with modifier

  • ordnance: A set of local ordnance survey maps is an awkward tool for discovering the quickest way from Boston to Manchester.
  • satisfaction: Worse for Mercedes, the customer satisfaction surveys backed the gossip.
  • questionnaire: Online questionnaire The online questionnaire survey was first implemented.
  • household: We do not propose to carry out household surveys.
  • follow-up: Follow-up surveys should be carried out each year on a more limited basis, in order to monitor the changing situation.