survey

sur·vey

 (sər-vā′, sûr′vā′)

v. sur·veyed, sur·vey·ing, sur·veys

v.tr.

1.

a. To look over the parts, features, or contents of; view broadly: surveyed the neighborhood from a rooftop; surveyed the shelves in the pantry.

b. To look at or examine carefully and appraise: surveyed the storm damage. See Synonyms at see¹.

2. To determine the boundaries, area, or elevations of (land or structures on the earth's surface) by means of measuring angles and distances, using the techniques of geometry and trigonometry.

3. Chiefly British To inspect and determine the structural condition of (a building).

4. To conduct a statistical survey on: surveyed the students for music preferences.

v.intr.

To make a survey.

n. (sûr′vā′)pl. sur·veys

1.

a. A general or comprehensive view: a survey of the battlefield.

b. A careful inspection or appraisal: doing a survey of the literature on the subject.

2. A gathering of a sample of data or opinions considered to be representative of a whole.

3.

a. The act or process of surveying a part of the earth's surface.

b. A map of what has been surveyed.

c. An administrative agency charged with the responsibility of surveying: the US Geological Survey.

4. A document reporting the results of a survey.

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[Middle English surveien, from Old French surveeir, from Medieval Latin supervidēre : Latin super-, super- + Latin vidēre, to look; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]

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sur·vey′or n.

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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. (Surveying) to plot a detailed map of (an area of land) by measuring or calculating distances and height

4. (Surveying) Brit to inspect (a building) to determine its condition and value

5. (Surveying) to examine (a vessel) thoroughly in order to determine its seaworthiness

6. (Statistics) (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. (Surveying) Brit an inspection of a building to determine its condition and value

10. (Surveying) a report incorporating the results of such an inspection

11. (Surveying)

a. a body of surveyors

b. an area surveyed

12. (Statistics) statistics a random sample

[C15: from French surveoir, from sur-¹ + veoir to see, from Latin vidēre]

surˈveyable adj

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sur•vey

(v. sərˈveɪ; n. ˈsɜr veɪ, sərˈveɪ)

v.t.

1. to view, consider, or study in a general or comprehensive way: to survey a situation.

2. to view in detail, esp. to inspect, examine, or appraise in order to ascertain condition, value, etc.

3. to conduct a survey of or among: to survey TV viewers.

4. to determine the exact dimensions and position of (a tract of land) by measurements and the application of geometric and trigonometric principles.

v.i.

5. to survey land; practice surveying.

n.

6. a general or comprehensive view, description, course of study, etc.: a survey of Italian painting.

7. a sampling, or partial collection, of facts, figures, or opinions taken and used to indicate what a complete collection and analysis might reveal.

8. a detailed formal or official examination, as to ascertain condition, character, etc.

9.

a. the act of surveying a tract of land.

b. a plan or description resulting from this.

c. an agency that makes such determinations: U.S. Geological Survey.

[1425–75; < Anglo-French surveier, Middle French surv(e)ier, surveoir to oversee = sur- sur- + veier < Latin vidēre to see]

sur•vey′a•ble, adj.

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survey

The directed effort to determine the location and the nature of a chemical, biological, and radiological hazard in an area.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

survey

Past participle: surveyed
Gerund: surveying

Imperative

survey

survey

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	survey - a detailed critical inspection   study examination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) resurvey - a new survey or study
	2.	survey - short descriptive summary (of events) resume, sketch summary, sum-up - a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"
	3.	survey - the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited" view, sight looking, looking at, look - the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him" eyeful - a full view; a good look; "they wanted to see violence and they got an eyeful"
Verb	1.	survey - consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting" appraise analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas - consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
	2.	survey - look over carefully or inspect; "He surveyed his new classmates" examine, see - observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" overlook - watch over; "I am overlooking her work"
	3.	survey - keep under surveillance; "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing" surveil, follow pursue, follow - follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"
	4.	survey - hold a review (of troops) go over, review inspect - look over carefully; "Please inspect your father's will carefully"
	5.	survey - make a survey of; for statistical purposes analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas - consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" canvass, poll, canvas - get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
	6.	survey - plot a map of (land) compute, calculate, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out - make a mathematical calculation or computation triangulate - survey by triangulation; "The land surveyor worked by triangulating the plot"

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survey

noun

1. poll, study, research, review, inquiry, investigation, sampling, opinion poll, questionnaire, census According to the survey, overall world trade has also slackened.

2. examination, inspection, scrutiny, overview, once-over (informal), perusal He sniffed the perfume she wore, then gave her a quick survey.

3. valuation, pricing, estimate, assessment, appraisal a structural survey undertaken by a qualified surveyor

verb

1. interview, question, poll, study, research, investigate, sample, canvass, cross-examine Only 18 percent of those surveyed opposed the idea.

2. look over, view, scan, examine, observe, contemplate, supervise, inspect, eyeball (slang), scrutinize, size up, take stock of, eye up, recce (slang), reconnoitre He pushed himself to his feet and surveyed the room.

3. measure, estimate, prospect, assess, appraise, triangulate Geological experts were commissioned to survey the land.

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survey

verb

1. To look at carefully or critically:

check (out), con, examine, go over, inspect, peruse, scrutinize, study, traverse, view.

Informal: case.

Idiom: give a going-over.

2. To look at or on attentively or carefully:

eye, observe, regard, scrutinize, watch.

Idioms: have one's eye on, keep tabs on.

3. To view broadly or from a height:

look over, overlook, scan.

noun

1. A close or systematic study:

analysis, examination, inspection, investigation, review.

2. A general or comprehensive view or treatment:

overview.

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Translations

اِسْتِعْراضمَسْح للأرْضنَظْرَه، فَحْص، تَقْريريَسْتَعْرِض، يُلْقي نَظْرَهيَفْحَص، يَتَقَصّى، يَسْتَطْلِع

přehledpřehlížetprůzkumvyměřenívyměřit

besigtigegennemgangopmåleopmålingoversigt

UmfragevermessenVermessungbefragenbesichtigen

έρευνα

encuestainspeccióninspeccionarlevantar el planomedición

uurima

kartoituskatsauskatselmusmaanmittaustarkastus

arpenterinspecterenquêteexplorerfouiller

pregled

áttekintésszemrevételez

kannakönnun/rannsóknlandmælingmæla útmeta

sondaggioesaminarefare una periziapanoramaperizia

見回す見廻す見渡す調査

조사

apžvelgtimatininkas

apskateapskatītizpētītnovērtējumspārlaist skatienu

onderzoek

besiktigemåle oppoppmålingspørreundersøkelseta et overblikk over

badanie

estudoinspecionarpesquisa

опрос

obzerať siprezretievymeranievymeraťznalecky posúdiť

anketaraziskava

zemljomerstvo

undersökning

การสำรวจ

incelemekadastrosunu yapmakölçümbakmakdikkatle incelemek

cuộc điều tra

勘测测量环境视察调查

survey

[ˈsɜːveɪ]

A. N

1. (= study) → estudio m
to make a survey of housing in a town → estudiar la situación de la vivienda en una ciudad

2. (= poll) → encuesta f
to carry out or conduct a survey → realizar una encuesta
they did a survey of a thousand students → hicieron una encuesta a mil estudiantes

3. (esp Brit) [of land] → inspección f, reconocimiento m; (in topography) → medición f; [of building, property] → tasación f, peritaje m; (= report to purchaser) → informe m de tasación, informe m de peritaje
to have a survey done (of property) → mandar hacer una tasación

4. (= general view) → visión f global, vista f de conjunto
he gave a general survey of the situation → dio una visión global or de conjunto de la situación

B. [sɜːˈveɪ] VT

1. (= contemplate) → contemplar, mirar
he surveyed the desolate scene → miró detenidamente la triste escena
he was master of all he surveyed → era dueño de todo cuanto alcanzaba a dominar con la vista

2. (= study) → estudiar, hacer un estudio de
the report surveys housing in Glasgow → el informe estudia la situación de la vivienda en Glasgow

3. (= poll) [+ person, group] → encuestar; [+ town] → hacer una encuesta en, pulsar la opinión de; [+ reactions] → sondear
95% of those surveyed believed that → el 95% de los encuestados creía que ...

4. (= inspect) [+ building] → inspeccionar; [+ land] → hacer un reconocimiento de; (in topography) → medir; (= map) [+ town] → levantar el plano de

5. (= take general view of) → pasar revista a
the book surveys events up to 1972 → el libro pasa revista a los sucesos acaecidos hasta 1972

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survey

[ˈsɜː^rveɪ]

n

(= study) → enquête f, étude f; [public opinion] → enquête f

[land] → levé m

(mainly British) [house] → inspection f, rapport m d'expertise, expertise f

(= overview) [situation] → vue f d'ensemble

[sə^rˈveɪ] vt

(= investigate opinions of) [+ people] → mener une enquête parmi; [+ company, organization] → mener une enquête dans

(= look carefully at) [+ room, damage, picture] → inspecter

(= study and describe) [+ situation, trends, problems] → passer en revue

[+ land] → faire le levé de

(mainly British) [+ building, house] → expertiser, inspecter

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survey

n

(Surv, of land, coast) → Vermessung f; (= report) → (Vermessungs)gutachten nt; (of house) → Begutachtung f; (= report) → Gutachten nt; they are doing a survey for a new motorway → sie führen Vermessungsarbeiten für eine neue Autobahn durch; to have a survey done on a house → ein Gutachten über ein Haus erstellen lassen

(= inquiry) → Untersuchung f (→ of, on über +acc); (by opinion poll, market research etc) → Umfrage f (→ of, on über +acc)

(= comprehensive look, review, of surroundings, countryside) → Musterung f (→ of +gen), → Überblick m (→ of über +acc); (of subject, recent development) → Überblick m

vt

(= look at) countryside, person, prospects, plans → betrachten, sich (dat) → ansehen; (esp appraisingly) → begutachten; person, goods → mustern; to survey the situation (lit, fig) → die Lage peilen; he is monarch of all he surveys → er beherrscht das Land, soweit er blicken kann

(= study) prospects, developments → untersuchen; institutions → einer Prüfung (gen) → unterziehen; (= take general view of) events, trends → einen Überblick geben über (+acc)

(Surv) site, land → vermessen; building → inspizieren

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survey

[n ˈsɜːveɪ; vb sɜːˈveɪ]

1. n

a. (comprehensive view, of situation, developments) → quadro generale

b. (inquiry, study) → indagine f, studio
a survey of public opinion → un sondaggio d'opinione
to carry out a survey of → fare un'indagine di

c. (Surveying) (of building) → perizia; (of land) → rilevamento; (of country) → rilevamento topografico

2. vt

a. (look at) → guardare; (prospects, trends) → passare in rassegna

b. (examine) → studiare, esaminare
the book surveys events up to 1992 → il libro esamina gli eventi fino al 1992

c. (Surveying) (building) → fare una perizia di; (land) → fare il rilevamento di; (country) → fare il rilevamento topografico di

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survey

(səˈvei) verb

1. to look at, or view, in a general way. He surveyed his neat garden with satisfaction. bekyk يَسْتَعْرِض، يُلْقي نَظْرَه оглеждам examinar přehlížet überlicken se ud over επισκοπώ, εξετάζω γενικά mirar, contemplar üle vaatama بررسي كردن katsoa regarder לִסקוֹר जांचना, निरीक्षण करना prijeći okom preko čega, razgledati megtekint memandangi skoða, virða fyrir sér osservare 見渡す 개관하다 apžvelgti, apžiūrėti apskatīt; pārlaist skatienu meninjau overziense ut over, ta et overblikk over lustrować, przeglądać بررسی کول examinar a privi обозревать prezerať si, obzerať si ogledovati si posmatrati överblicka, se ut över สำรวจ gözden geçirmek, bakmak 環境 оглядати; вивчати معاءنہ کرنا، جاءزہ لینا quan sát, nhìn chung 环境

2. to examine carefully or in detail. ondersoek يَفْحَص، يَتَقَصّى، يَسْتَطْلِع изследвам inspecionar zkoumat mustern undersøge επιθεωρώ, εξετάζωinspeccionar, examinar uurima سنجيدن tutkia inspecter לִסקוֹר सर्वेक्षण करना pregledati megvizsgál menyelidiki kanna ispezionare 調査する 조사하다 ištirti, ištyrinėti izpētīt mengkaji onderzoekenundersøke badać سنجول inspeccionar a inspecta исследовать skúmať pregledati posmatrati granska, mönstra พิจารณา dikkatle incelemek 視察 провадити дослідження بغور معاءنہ کرنا nghiên cứu, xem xét 视察

3. to measure, and estimate the position, shape etc of (a piece of land etc). They have started to survey the piece of land that the new motorway will pass through. meet, opmeet يَمْسَح الأرْض размервам fazer o levantamento topográfico vyměřit vermessen opmåle χωρομετρώ hacer un reconocimiento, hacer una inspección; medir, apear; levantar el plano mõõdistama ارزيابي كردن mitata maastoa arpenter לִמדוֹד וּלמַפּוֹת सर्वेक्षण करना, भू मापन करना izvršiti katastarsku izmjeru, procijeniti felmér mengukur, mensurvei mæla út misurare 測量する 측량하다 matuoti uzmērīt membuat kerja-kerja mengukur opmetenmåle opp, kartlegge robić pomiary ارزونه کول fazer o levantamento topográfico a măsura межевать vymerať izmeriti istraživati mäta upp (ut) ทำแผนที่ kadastrosunu yapmak 勘測 провадити землемірне знімання; межувати پیماءش کرنا lập bản đồ 勘测

4. to make a formal or official inspection of (a house etc that is being offered for sale). ondersoek يقوم بإجراء فَحْصٍ رَسْمي проучвам vistoriar znalecky posoudit besichtigen besigtige αξιολογώ, εκτιμώinspeccionar, hacer un peritaje hindama, inspekteerima نقشه برداري كردن kartoitus inspecter לִבדוֹק पर्यावलोकन razgledati szemrevételez memeriksa meta visitare 鑑定する (물건을 정식으로) 조사하다 apžiūrėti apskatīt; veikt apskati/novērtējumu membuat pemeriksaan rasmi inspecterentaksere, besiktige przeprowadzać inspekcję نقشه برداری کول vistoriar a in­specta осматривать znalecky posúdiť uradno pregledati procenjivati besiktiga ตรวจสอบ ekspertiz yapmak 調查 оцінювати; провадити передпродажну інспекцію جانچ کرنا xem xét, kiểm tra 调查

(ˈsəːvei) noun

1. a look or examination; a report. After a brief survey of the damage he telephoned the police; He has written a survey of crime in big cities. ondersoek نَظْرَه، فَحْص، تَقْرير обзор estudo zjištěný; přehled der Überlick, das Gutachten gennemgang; oversigt αξιολόγηση, επιθεώρηση examen, estudio; informe ülevaatus, ülevaade بازديد tutkimus examen; étudeסקר सर्वेक्षण pregled, izvještaj felmérés, áttekintés penyelidikan (skrifleg) könnun/rannsókn esame; studio 調査 조사 apžiūrėjimas, apžvalga apskate; pārskats; novērtējums hasil kajian overzichtundersøkelseprzegląd, opis لیدنه estudo examen; studiu осмотр; обзор prezretie; prehľad; správa pregled; poročilo izveštaj granskning, inspektion, undersökning, kartläggning การตรวจสอบ inceleme 調查 огляд; обслідування معاءنہ، جانچ sự khảo sát 调查

2. a careful measurement of land etc. opmeet مَسْح للأرْض изследване levantamento vyměření die Vermessung opmåling τοπογράφηση reconocimiento, inspección; medición mõõtmine ارزيابي mittaus relevé מִיפּוּי וְּמדִידָה भू मापन, सर्व नि‍रीक्षण mjerenje zemlje, mjerništvo felmérés pengukuran landmæling rilevamento 測量 측량 matavimas uzmērījums kerja-kerja mengukur opmetingoppmåling pomiary ارزونه levantamento topo­gra­fiere межевание; съемка vymeriavanie meritev premeravanje kartläggning, lantmätning การรังวัดปักเขต ölçüm 測量 межування; промірювання پیماءش sự đo đạc địa hình 测量

surˈveyor noun

a person whose job is to survey buildings or land. opmeter مَسّاح إخْتِصاصي инспектор inspetor zeměměřič der/die (Land)Vermesser(in) bygningsinspektør; landinspektør επιθεωρητής, εκτιμητής agrimensor, topógrafo; perito maamõõtja ارزياب maanmittari arpenteur/-euse géomètre שמאי सर्वेक्षक, निरीक्षक građevni inspektor, nadzornik földmérő pemeriksa landmælingamaður; eftirlits-/skoðunarmaður geometra; perito 測量技師 검사관 matininkas mērnieks; eksperts, kas veic apskati juruukur landmeterbygningsinspektør, landmåler inspektor budowlany, mierniczy ارزونکی inspector expert; topograf землемер; топограф zememerač nadzornik građevinski inpektor besiktningsman, byggnadsingenjör, lantmätare ผู้สำรวจรังวัด bina eksperi, kadastro memuru 勘測員 оцінювач; землемір جاءزہ لینے والا، پیماءش کرنے والا giám định viên, người lập bản đồ địa hình 勘测员

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survey

→ اِسْتِعْراض průzkum rundspørge Umfrage έρευνα inspección tutkimus enquête pregled sondaggio 調査 조사 onderzoek spørreundersøkelse badanie estudo, pesquisa опрос undersökning การสำรวจ inceleme cuộc điều tra 勘测

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sur·vey

n. encuesta; cuestionario.

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