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survey

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[ser-vey, sur-vey, ser-vey]

verb (used with object)

  1. to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.

  2. to view in detail, especially to inspect, examine, or appraise formally or officially in order to ascertain condition, value, etc.

  3. to conduct a survey of or among.

    to survey TV viewers.

  4. to determine the exact form, boundaries, position, extent, etc., of (a tract of land, section of a country, etc.) by linear and angular measurements and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry.



verb (used without object)

  1. to survey land; practice surveying.

noun

plural

surveys 
  1. an act or instance of surveying or of taking a comprehensive view of something.

    The course is a survey of Italian painting.

  2. a formal or official examination of the particulars of something, made in order to ascertain condition, character, etc.

  3. a statement or description embodying the result of this.

    They presented their survey to the board of directors.

  4. a sampling, or partial collection, of facts, figures, or opinions taken and used to approximate or indicate what a complete collection and analysis might reveal.

    The survey showed the percentage of the population that planned to vote.

  5. the act of determining the exact form, boundaries, position, etc., as of a tract of land or section of a country, by linear measurements, angular measurements, etc.

  6. the plan or description resulting from such an operation.

  7. an agency for making determinations.

    U.S. Geological Survey.

survey.

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abbreviation

  1. surveying.

survey

verb

  1. (tr) to view or consider in a comprehensive or general way

    to survey the situation

  2. (tr) to examine carefully, as or as if to appraise value

    to survey oneself in a mirror

  3. to plot a detailed map of (an area of land) by measuring or calculating distances and height

  4. to inspect a building to determine its condition and value

  5. to examine a vessel thoroughly in order to determine its seaworthiness

  6. (tr) to run a statistical survey on (incomes, opinions, etc)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a comprehensive or general view

    a survey of English literature

  2. a critical, detailed, and formal inspection

    a survey of the nation's hospitals

  3. an inspection of a building to determine its condition and value

  4. a report incorporating the results of such an inspection

    1. a body of surveyors

    2. an area surveyed

  5. statistics a random sample

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • surveyable adjective
  • presurvey verb (used with object)
  • self-survey noun
  • self-surveyed adjective
  • unsurveyable adjective
  • unsurveyed adjective
  • ܰˈⲹ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of survey1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English surveien (verb), from Anglo-French surveier, Middle French surv(e)ier, surveoir “to oversee,” from sur- sur- 1 + v(e)ier “to see” (from Latin ŧ; video ( def. ), vision ( def. ) )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of survey1

C15: from French surveoir, from sur- 1 + veoir to see, from Latin ŧ
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Example Sentences

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A survey of 2,3000 UK families raising disabled or seriously ill children by the charity Family Fund found 44% struggled to meet day-to-day living costs, despite receiving disability benefits.

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Mr Reilly returned to the property in the early hours to try to survey the damage and saw firefighters helping an older person to safety.

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Sixty percent of survey respondents, including 80% of Democrats and 72% of independents, said that the parade was not money well spent.

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Wednesday to survey the graffiti and aftermath of days of protests.

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But 45% of those surveyed by YouGov said they disapprove of the protests that began after recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions.

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