survey
transitive verb
- to examine for some specific purpose; inspect or consider carefully; review in detail
- to look at or consider, esp. in a general or comprehensive way; view
- 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
- to make a survey of
intransitive verb
to survey land
noun pl. surveys
- a detailed study or inspection, as by gathering information through observations, questionnaires, etc. and analyzing it
- a general view; comprehensive study or examination: a survey of Italian art
- the process of surveying a tract of land
- a tract surveyed
- a plan or written description of this
See survey in American Heritage Dictionary 4
sur·vey
verb sur·veyed,
surveying sur·vey·ing,
surveys sur·veys verb, transitive- To examine or look at comprehensively.
- To inspect carefully; scrutinize: “Two women were surveying the other people on the platform” (Thomas Wolfe). See Synonyms at see1.
- To determine the boundaries, area, or elevations of (land or structures on the earth's surface) by means of measuring angles and distances, using the techniques of geometry and trigonometry.
- Chiefly British To inspect and determine the structural condition of (a building).
- To conduct a statistical survey on.
- To range one's gaze leisurely over.
verb, intransitive To make a survey.
noun (sûrˈvāˌ)pl. surveys sur·veys - A detailed inspection or investigation.
- A general or comprehensive view.
- A gathering of a sample of data or opinions considered to be representative of a whole.
a. The process of surveying.
b. A report on or map of what has been surveyed.
c. An administrative agency charged with the responsibility of surveying: the U.S. Geological Survey.
Origin: Middle English surveien, from Old French surveeir, from Medieval Latin supervidēre : Latin super-, super- + Latin vidēre, to look; see weid- in Indo-European roots.
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