survey
IPA: sɝvˈeɪ
noun
- The act of surveying; a general view.
- A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.
- The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the Earth's surface.
- A measured plan and description of any portion of country.
- An examination of the opinions of a group of people.
- A questionnaire or similar instrument used for examining the opinions of a group of people.
- (historical) An auction at which a farm is let for a lease for lives.
- (US) A district for the collection of customs under a particular officer.
verb
- To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook
- To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.
- To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of
- 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 measurements, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry
- 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.
- To investigate the opinions, experiences, etc., of people by asking them questions; to conduct a survey; to administer a questionnaire.
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Examples of "survey" in Sentences
- He took a surveying of the river.
- The survey is part of the discussion.
- The vote and the survey are continuing.
- The people collated the survey results.
- It remains unclear how the survey data is collected.
- That is untenable in a reliable survey of the topic.
- Next they regress the survey data against the dimensions.
- The independent variables are the data collected in the survey.
- The survey involved a review of facilities for the mentally abnormal.
- The figures are based on data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.