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survey
1[ verb ser-vey; noun sur-vey, ser-vey ]
verb (used with object)
- to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.
- to view in detail, especially to inspect, examine, or appraise formally or officially in order to ascertain condition, value, etc.
- to conduct a survey of or among:
to survey TV viewers.
- 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)
- to survey land; practice surveying.
noun
- an act or instance of surveying or of taking a comprehensive view of something:
The course is a survey of Italian painting.
- a formal or official examination of the particulars of something, made in order to ascertain condition, character, etc.
- a statement or description embodying the result of this:
They presented their survey to the board of directors.
- 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.
- 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.
- the plan or description resulting from such an operation.
- an agency for making determinations:
U.S. Geological Survey.
survey.
2abbreviation for
- surveying.
survey
verb
- tr to view or consider in a comprehensive or general way
to survey the situation
- tr to examine carefully, as or as if to appraise value
to survey oneself in a mirror
- to plot a detailed map of (an area of land) by measuring or calculating distances and height
- to inspect a building to determine its condition and value
- to examine a vessel thoroughly in order to determine its seaworthiness
- tr to run a statistical survey on (incomes, opinions, etc)
noun
- a comprehensive or general view
a survey of English literature
- a critical, detailed, and formal inspection
a survey of the nation's hospitals
- an inspection of a building to determine its condition and value
- a report incorporating the results of such an inspection
- a body of surveyors
- an area surveyed
- statistics a random sample
Derived Forms
- ܰˈⲹ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܰ·a· adjective
- ·ܰv noun
- ȴܰ· verb (used with object)
- -ܰv noun
- -ܰ· adjective
- unܰ·a· adjective
- ܲȴܰ· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of survey1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of survey1
Example Sentences
The Chief Executive rankings are based on, naturally enough, a survey of more than 650 CEOs and business owners.
Consider alone that virtually every organization ending remote work is doing so against the known wishes of their workers, who have demonstrated in countless surveys and studies their strong preference for more flexible work arrangements.
It says it has conducted one of the largest known ornithology surveys in the world as part of the application process and that it disagrees strongly with the points put forward in the letter.
Beyond the economy, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that only 40 percent of Americans approve of Trump's overall performance as president.
The biggest concern among retail HR directors is that this risks making it much harder to offer people part-time jobs, according to a BRC survey.
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