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sur⋅vey

  [v. ser-vey; n. sur-vey, ser-vey] verb, noun, plural -veys.
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–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, esp. 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)
5. to survey land; practice surveying.
–noun
6. an act or instance of surveying or of taking a comprehensive view of something: The course is a survey of Italian painting.
7. a formal or official examination of the particulars of something, made in order to ascertain condition, character, etc.
8. a statement or description embodying the result of this: They presented their survey to the board of directors.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. the plan or description resulting from such an operation.
12. an agency for making determinations: U.S. Geological Survey.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME surveien (v.) < AF surveier, MF surv(e)ier, surveoir to oversee, equiv. to sur- sur- 1 + v(e)ier < L vidēre to see

Related forms:
sur⋅vey⋅a⋅ble, adjective
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survey.

 
surveying.
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sur·vey   (sər-vā', sûr'vā')   
v.   sur·veyed, sur·vey·ing, sur·veys

v.   tr.
  1. To examine or look at comprehensively.
  2. To inspect carefully; scrutinize: "Two women were surveying the other people on the platform" (Thomas Wolfe). See Synonyms at see1.
  3. 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.
  4. Chiefly British To inspect and determine the structural condition of (a building).
  5. To conduct a statistical survey on.
  6. To range one's gaze leisurely over.
v.   intr.
To make a survey.
n.   (sûr'vā')pl. sur·veys
  1. A detailed inspection or investigation.
  2. A general or comprehensive view.
  3. A gathering of a sample of data or opinions considered to be representative of a whole.
    1. The process of surveying.
    2. A report on or map of what has been surveyed.
    3. An administrative agency charged with the responsibility of surveying: the U.S. Geological Survey.

[Middle English surveien, from Old French surveeir, from Medieval Latin supervidēre : Latin super-, super- + Latin vidēre, to look; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]
sur·vey'or n.
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Survey

Sur*vey"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surveyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Surveying.] [OF. surveoir, surveer; sur, sor, over, E. sur + veoir, veeir, to see, F. voir, L. videre. See Sur-, and Vision, and cf. Supervise.]

1. To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook; as, to stand on a hill, and survey the surrounding country.

Round he surveys and well might, where he stood, So high above. --Milton.

2. To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.

With such altered looks, . . . All pale and speechless, he surveyed me round. --Dryden.

3. To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of; as, to survey a building in order to determine its value and exposure to loss by fire.

4. 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 measurments, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry; as, to survey land or a coast.

5. 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. [Eng.] --Jacob (Law Dict.).

Survey

Sur"vey\, n. [Formerly accentuated universally on the last syllable, and still so accented by many speakers.]

1. The act of surveying; a general view, as from above.

Under his proud survey the city lies. --Sir J. Denham.

2. A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of all the parts or particulars of a thing, with a design to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality; as, a survey of the stores of a ship; a survey of roads and bridges; a survey of buildings.

3. The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of, as any part of the earth's surface, whether land or water; also, a measured plan and description of any portion of country, or of a road or line through it.

Survey of dogs. See Court of regard, under Regard.

Trigonometrical survey, a survey of a portion of country by measuring a single base, and connecting it with various points in the tract surveyed by a series of triangles, the angles of which are carefully measured, the relative positions and distances of all parts being computed from these data.

Syn: Review; retrospect; examination; prospect.
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Language Translation for : Survey
Spanish: mirar, contemplar,
German: überlicken,
Japanese: 見渡す
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survey  (v.)
c.1386 (implied in surveyance), from O.Fr. surveeir, from M.L. supervidere "oversee" (see supervise). Meaning "to take linear measurements of a tract of ground" is recorded from 1550. The noun is attested from 1548, "act of viewing in detail." Meaning "systematic collection of data on opinions, etc." is attested from 1927. Surveyor is from Anglo-Fr. surveiour, from M.Fr. surveor, from O.Fr. verb surveeir.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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