Survey

Noun

 * 1) The act of surveying; a general view, as from above.
 * "Under his proud survey the city lies." -Sir John Denham.
 * 1) 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.
 * 2) 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.

Synonyms

 * prospect
 * examination, retrospect
 * poll, review

Verb

 * 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." -John Milton.
 * 1) To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.
 * "With such altered looks, . . . All pale and speechless, he surveyed me round." -John Dryden.
 * 1) 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.
 * 2) 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; as, to survey land or a coast.
 * 3) 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.
 * 4) To dispose of after determining that something is no longer useful for its intended purpose (military) "Surveyed Old Rope." -William Bligh.

Derived terms

 * surveying
 * surveyal
 * surveyance
 * surveyee
 * surveyor

Adjectives for Survey
mournful; calm; ordnance; cursory; interior; official; leisure; compiled; recent; hopeless; impassioned; casual; severe; quick; optimistic; independent; sweeping; chronological; decisive; unbiased; preliminary; perspective; impartial; exhaustive.

Verbs for Survey
authenticate—; check—; cite—; condense—; conduct—; contemplate—; extend—; initiate —; regard—; scan—;—astounds; —calculates; —catalogues; —computes; —confirms; —demonstrates; —discloses; —discovers; — embraces; —enables; —enumerates; —estimates; —evaluates; —gauges; —indicates; —informs; —measures; —probes; —records; —reveals; —scales; —startles; —uncovers; —verifies.

Adverbs for Survey
extensively; gloomily; tranquilly; critically; curiously; morbidly; maliciously; suspiciously; officially; leisurely; optimistically; unbiasedly; impartially.

Thesaurus
abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgment, abstract, analysis, appraisal, appraise, appraisement, appreciate, approximation, article, assay, assemblage, assembly, assess, assessment, assize, assizement, audit, autopsy, boss, brief, calculate, calculation, calibrate, caliper, call-up, canvass, capsule, causerie, census, chaperon, check, check a parameter, check out, check over, check up, check up on, collection, colligation, collocation, combination, command, comment upon, comparison, compend, computation, compute, con, concourse, concurrence, condensation, condensed version, conduct a poll, confluence, conflux, congregation, conspectus, consumer research, consumer-preference survey, contemplate, contemplation, convergence, corralling, correction, criticize, data-gathering, deal with, descant, determination, dial, digest, discourse, discuss, discussion, disquisition, dissert, dissertate, dissertation, divide, domination, draft, enquiry, epitome, essay, estimate, estimation, etude, evaluate, evaluation, examination, examine, excursus, exposition, eye, eyeball inspection, eyereach, eyeshot, eyesight, fathom, feature, field of view, field of vision, first approach, gathering, gauge, gauging, give an examination, give the eye, give the once-over, go into, go over, graduate, handle, hard look, head, homily, horizon, ingathering, inquire into, inquiry, inspect, inspection, instrumentation, introductory study, inventory, investigate, investigation, junction, juxtaposition, ken, leer, leer at, limit of vision, line of sight, look at, look into, look over, lucubration, make a survey, measure, measurement, measuring, memoir, mensurate, mensuration, mete, meter, metric system, mobilization, monitor, monograph, morceau, muster, naked eye, note, observe, ocular inspection, ogle, ogle at, opinion poll, outline, outlook, outlook over, overhaul, overhauling, overlook, oversee, overview, pace, pandect, paper, paragraph, pass over, pass under review, peer at, perlustration, perspective, perusal, peruse, piece, plumb, poll, pore, pore over, postmortem, precis, preliminary study, prize, probe, prolegomenon, prospect, public-opinion poll, quality control, quantification, quantify, quantization, quantize, quarterback, questionary, questionnaire, range, rate, rating, remark upon, research paper, review, rodeo, roundup, rubric, run over, run-through, sample, scan, scanning, scope, scope of vision, screed, scrutinize, scrutiny, set an examination, set at, shortened version, sight, sightliness, size, size up, skeleton, sketch, sound, span, special article, step, study, superintend, surveying, syllabus, synopsis, take a long, take a reading, take stock of, take the measure, take up, telemetering, telemetry, term paper, the eye, theme, thesis, thumbnail sketch, topical outline, touch upon, tract, tractate, treat, treat of, treatise, treatment, triangulate, triangulation, valuate, valuation, value, vet, vetting, view, visitation, vista, visual examination, weigh, write up

Etymology
From surveoir:, surveer: (French surveiller:), from sur:, sor:, English sur: + veoir:, veeir:,  voir:,  videre:. See sur-: and vision:.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Serbian: zemljomerstvo


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 * Portuguese: levantamento


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 * Spanish: encuesta, encuestas

Verb

 * Japanese: 見回す, 見廻す, 見渡す


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 * Estonian: uurima
 * French:


 * Japanese: 見渡す
 * Portuguese: inspecionar,
 * Spanish:


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 * Spanish: informe, estudio de mercado