[
US
/ˈsɝˌveɪ, sɝˈveɪ/
]
NOUN
- short descriptive summary (of events)
- a detailed critical inspection
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the act of looking or seeing or observing
he tried to get a better view of it
his survey of the battlefield was limited
VERB
- plot a map of (land)
- hold a review (of troops)
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look over carefully or inspect
He surveyed his new classmates -
keep under surveillance
The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing - make a survey of; for statistical purposes
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consider in a comprehensive way
He appraised the situation carefully before acting
How To Use survey In A Sentence
- Email and Net abuse at work have become the number one reason why UK employees face the sack, according to a survey out today.
- As surveyor and topographer, he took on the task of making sketches of the stockades.
- Since interviewers represent the interface between the research and the respondent, they have an important role in maximizing the response rate for the survey.
- With most of Bradford's other income coming from mortgage broking, estate agency and property surveying, the decent yield really is at the mercy of house prices.
- Adding to my trepidation is this primary poll from Survey USA, which confirms Roulstone's campaign doesn't yet have the profile it needs. Sound Politics: Roulstone Update
- In the following year they surveyed the perpendicular to the meridian east of Paris, triangulating the area between Paris and Strasbourg.
- He was one of the first 19th century sailors who tamed the seas through science, inventing systems for transporting cannon over marshy ground, ciphers for code and a system of hydrographical surveys.
- A frown creased his face and he surveyed me with a look.
- We used survey methods to conduct a descriptive, comparative, multisite study.
- Here's a good one - a survey to see if birds are afraid of heights or get jet lag on long flights. The Sun