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Survey
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- 1 The act of surveying; a general view.
"Under his proud survey the city lies."
- 2 a detailed critical inspection wordnet
- 3 A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.
"A survey of the stores of a ship; a survey of roads and bridges; a survey of buildings."
- 4 the act of looking or seeing or observing wordnet
- 5 The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the Earth's surface.
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- 6 short descriptive summary (of events) wordnet
- 7 A measured plan and description of any portion of country.
"The owners of the adjoining plots had conflicting surveys."
- 8 An examination of the opinions of a group of people.
"The local council conducted a survey of its residents to help it decide whether to go ahead with the roadside waste collection service."
- 9 A questionnaire or similar instrument used for examining the opinions of a group of people.
"I just filled out that survey on roadside waste pick-up."
- 10 An auction at which a farm is let for a lease for lives. historical
- 11 A district for the collection of customs under a particular officer. US
- 1 To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook
"He stood on a hill, and surveyed the surrounding country."
- 2 consider in a comprehensive way wordnet
- 3 To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.
"[…]with ſuch alter'd Looks,[…] / All pale, and ſpeechleſs, he ſurvey'd me round;"
- 4 plot a map of (land) wordnet
- 5 To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of
"It was his job to survey buildings in order to determine their value and risks."
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- 6 make a survey of; for statistical purposes wordnet
- 7 To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurements, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry
"to survey land or a coast"
- 8 hold a review (of troops) wordnet
- 9 To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same.
"all the Tenants Leases and Copies are surveyed"
- 10 look over carefully or inspect wordnet
- 11 To investigate the opinions, experiences, etc., of people by asking them questions; to conduct a survey; to administer a questionnaire.
- 12 keep under surveillance wordnet
Etymology
From Middle English surveyen, from Old French sourveoir, surveer (“to oversee”), from sour-, sur- (“over”) + veoir, veeir (“to see”), from Latin videre. See sur- and vision. Related to supervision.
From Middle English surveyen, from Old French sourveoir, surveer (“to oversee”), from sour-, sur- (“over”) + veoir, veeir (“to see”), from Latin videre. See sur- and vision. Related to supervision.
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