survey
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.
to survey land; practice surveying.
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.
Origin of survey
1Other words from survey
- sur·vey·a·ble, adjective
- pre·sur·vey, noun
- pre·sur·vey, verb (used with object)
- self-survey, noun
- self-sur·veyed, adjective
- un·sur·vey·a·ble, adjective
- un·sur·veyed, adjective
Other definitions for survey. (2 of 2)
surveying.
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British Dictionary definitions for survey
(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
British 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)
a comprehensive or general view: a survey of English literature
a critical, detailed, and formal inspection: a survey of the nation's hospitals
British 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
Origin of survey
1Derived forms of survey
- surveyable, adjective
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