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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
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Derived Forms
- surˈveyable, adjective
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Other Words From
- sur·veya·ble adjective
- pre·survey noun
- presur·vey verb (used with object)
- self-survey noun
- self-sur·veyed adjective
- unsur·veya·ble adjective
- unsur·veyed adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of survey1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of survey1
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Example Sentences
Hispanics, notes a recent Pew survey economic issues easily trump immigration.
This study uses the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), which is really a tool that tracks crimes.
That statistic is based on a survey that includes attempted forced kissing as sexual assault.
The Medical University of South Carolina released a survey of 2,000 college women in 2007.
That creates an obvious statistical issue: The results of a survey of two campuses cannot be extrapolated for the entire country.
He scratched his head, scrutinized the article he had been perusing, and took a graceful survey of the paper.
"I thought probably some more of our friends would show up," he said, after a quick survey.
Upon the geographical positions of the fixed points of the survey.
At last a servant-girl came to the open door with a broom in her hand to survey the aspect of things in general.
Suppose the grantor has declared in his deed that the land contains a hundred acres and a survey finds only fifty.
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