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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, 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)
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.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English surveien (v.) < Anglo-French surveier, Middle French surv(e)ier, surveoir to oversee, equivalent to sur- sur-1 + v(e)ier < Latin vidēre to see
1425–75; late Middle English surveien (v.) < Anglo-French surveier, Middle French surv(e)ier, surveoir to oversee, equivalent to sur- sur-1 + v(e)ier < Latin vidēre to see
Related forms
sur·vey·a·ble, adjective
pre·sur·vey, noun
pre·sur·vey, verb (used with object)
self-sur·vey, noun
self-sur·veyed, adjective
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| survey | |
| —vb | |
| 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. | (Brit) 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) |
| —n | |
| 7. | a comprehensive or general view: a survey of English literature |
| 8. | a critical, detailed, and formal inspection: a survey of the nation's hospitals |
| 9. | (Brit) an inspection of a building to determine its condition and value |
| 10. | a report incorporating the results of such an inspection |
| 11. | a. a body of surveyors |
| b. an area surveyed | |
| 12. | statistics a random sample |
| [C15: from French surveoir, from | |
| sur'veyable | |
| —adj | |
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| —n | |
| 1. | the study or practice of measuring altitudes, angles, and distances on the land surface so that they can be accurately plotted on a map |
| 2. | the setting out on the ground of the positions of proposed construction or engineering works |
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Word Origin & History
survey
late 14c. (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.
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Example sentences
Companies spend millions of dollars surveying their workers' job satisfaction each year.
It's tempting, in surveying the history of podiatry, to focus only on the grandeur.
Surveying determines the precise location of state-owned land and minerals, worth vast sums of money.
During the past decade, however, the challenges of telephone surveying have mounted.
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