sur·vey (s r-v  , sûrv )v. sur·veyed, sur·vey·ing, sur·veys v.tr. 1. To examine or look at comprehensively. 2. To inspect carefully; scrutinize: "Two women were surveying the other people on the platform" (Thomas Wolfe). See Synonyms at see1. 3. 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. 4. Chiefly British To inspect and determine the structural condition of (a building). 5. To conduct a statistical survey on. 6. To range one's gaze leisurely over. v.intr. To make a survey. n. (sûr v)pl. sur·veys 1. A detailed inspection or investigation. 2. A general or comprehensive view. 3. A gathering of a sample of data or opinions considered to be representative of a whole. 4. a. The process of surveying. b. A report on or map of what has been surveyed. c. An administrative agency charged with the responsibility of surveying: the U.S. Geological Survey. [Middle English surveien, from Old French surveeir, from Medieval Latin supervid  re : Latin super-, super- + Latin vidre, to look; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]sur·vey or n. |
survey
vb [sɜːˈveɪ ˈsɜːveɪ]
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. (Mathematics & Measurements / Surveying) to plot a detailed map of (an area of land) by measuring or calculating distances and height
4. (Mathematics & Measurements / Surveying) Brit to inspect a building to determine its condition and value
5. (Mathematics & Measurements / Surveying) to examine a vessel thoroughly in order to determine its seaworthiness
6. (Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) (tr) to run a statistical survey on (incomes, opinions, etc.)
n [ˈsɜːveɪ]
1. a comprehensive or general view a survey of English literature
2. a critical, detailed, and formal inspection a survey of the nation's hospitals
3. (Mathematics & Measurements / Surveying) Brit an inspection of a building to determine its condition and value
4. (Mathematics & Measurements / Surveying) a report incorporating the results of such an inspection
5. (Mathematics & Measurements / Surveying)
a. a body of surveyors
b. an area surveyed
6. (Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) Statistics a random sample
[from French surveoir, from sur-1 + veoir to see, from Latin vidēre]
surveyable adj
The directed effort to determine the location and the nature of a chemical, biological, and radiological hazard in an area.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  survey - a detailed critical inspection examination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) resurvey - a new survey or study |
| 2. |  survey - short descriptive summary (of events) | |
| 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"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" |
| 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" | |
| 4. | survey - hold a review (of troops) inspect - look over carefully; "Please inspect your father's will carefully" | |
| 5. | survey - make a survey of; for statistical purposes | |
| 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" |
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.
Translations
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
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
to carry out or conduct a survey → realizar una encuesta
they did a survey of a thousand students → hicieron una encuesta a mil estudiantes
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
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
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 ...
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
survey [ˈsɜːrveɪ]
n
[land] → levé m
(mainly British) [house] → inspection f, rapport m d'expertise, expertise f
(= overview) [situation] → vue f d'ensemble
[sərˈveɪ] 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
(mainly British) [+ building, house] → expertiser, inspecter
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)
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
survey [ɐn ˈsɜːveɪ; ɐvb sɜːˈveɪ]
survey [ɐn ˈsɜːveɪ; ɐvb sɜːˈveɪ]
1. n
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
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
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
survey [ɐn ˈsɜːveɪ; ɐvb sɜːˈveɪ]
1. n
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
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
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
v survey [səˈvei]
1 to look at, or view, in a general way He surveyed his neat garden with satisfaction. bekyk يَسْتَعْرِض، يُلْقي نَظْرَه оглеждам přehlížet se ud over überlicken επισκοπώ, εξετάζω γενικά mirar, contemplar üle vaatama بررسي كردن silmäillä 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 overzien se ut over, ta et overblikk over lustrować, przeglądać 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 zkoumat undersøge mustern επιθεωρώ, εξετάζω inspeccionar, examinar uurima سنجيدن tarkastella inspecter לִסקוֹר सर्वेक्षण करना pregledati megvizsgál menyelidiki kanna ispezionare 調査する 조사하다 ištirti, ištyrinėti izpētīt mengkaji onderzoeken undersøke badać 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 vyměřit opmåle vermessen χωρομετρώ hacer un reconocimiento, hacer una inspección; (topografía) medir, apear; levantar el plano (de) mõõdistama ارزيابي كردن mitata 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 opmeten måle opp, kartlegge robić pomiary 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 znalecky posoudit besigtige besichtigen αξιολογώ, εκτιμώ (αξία) inspeccionar, hacer un peritaje (de) hindama, inspekteerima نقشه برداري كردن arvioida inspecter לִבדוֹק पर्यावलोकन razgledati szemrevételez memeriksa meta visitare 鑑定する (물건을 정식으로) 조사하다 apžiūrėti apskatīt; veikt apskati/novērtējumu membuat pemeriksaan rasmi inspecteren taksere, besiktige przeprowadzać inspekcję 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] n
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 zjištěný; přehled gennemgang; oversigt der Überlick, das Gutachten αξιολόγηση, επιθεώρηση examen, estudio; informe ülevaatus, ülevaade بازديد tutkimus examen; étude סֶקֶר सर्वेक्षण pregled, izvještaj felmérés, áttekintés penyelidikan (skrifleg) könnun/rannsókn esame; studio 調査 조사 apžiūrėjimas, apžvalga apskate; pārskats; novērtējums hasil kajian overzicht undersøkelse przegląd, opis 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 vyměření opmåling die Vermessung τοπογράφηση reconocimiento, inspección; (topografía) 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 opmeting oppmåling pomiary levantamento topografiere межевание; съёмка vymeriavanie meritev premeravanje kartläggning, lantmätning การรังวัดปักเขต ölçüm 測量 межування; промірювання پیماءش sự đo đạc địa hình 测量
n surˈveyor
a person whose job is to survey buildings or land. opmeter مَسّاح إخْتِصاصي инспектор zeměměřič bygningsinspektør; landinspektør der/die (Land)Vermesser(in) επιθεωρητής, εκτιμητής (tierra) agrimensor, topógrafo; (edificios) perito maamõõtja ارزياب maanmittari arpenteur/-euse géomètre שָׁמַאי सर्वेक्षक, निरीक्षक građevni inspektor, nadzornik földmérő pemeriksa landmælingamaður; eftirlits-/skoðunarmaður geometra; perito 測量技師 검사관 matininkas mērnieks; eksperts, kas veic apskati juruukur landmeter bygningsinspektør, landmåler inspektor budowlany, mierniczy 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
survey → مسح průzkum rundspørge Umfrage επισκόπηση inspección tutkimus enquête pregled sondaggio 調査 조사 overzicht spørreundersøkelse badanie estudo, pesquisa опрос undersökning การสำรวจ inceleme cuộc điều tra 勘测
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