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| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : verb ser-vey; noun sur-vey, ser-vey |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb sərˈveɪ; noun ˈsɜr veɪ, sərˈveɪ |
Top 10 synonyms for survey Other synonyms for the word survey
- aperçu
- appraise
- assay
- case
- check over
- check up
- compendium
- contemplate
- critique
- digest
- give the once over
- inspect
- inspection
- look over
- look upon
- measure
- observe
- outline
- overlook
- oversee
- overview
- pandect
- perlustration
- perusal
- plan
- plot
- précis
- prospect
- rate
- read
- reconnoiter
- research
- review
- sample
- scan
- scope
- set at
- size
- size up
- sketch
- stake out
- study
- summarize
- superintend
- supervise
- syllabus
- test the waters
- valuate
- value
- view
Définition of survey
Origin :- late 14c. "to consider, contemplate" (implied in surveyance), from Old French surveeir, from Medieval Latin supervidere "oversee" (see supervise). Meaning "examine the condition of" is from mid-15c. That of "to take linear measurements of a tract of ground" is recorded from 1540s. Related: Surveyed; surveying.
- noun scrutiny, examination
- verb scrutinize, take stock of
- In close connexion with the Survey and Lands Department is the topic of exploration.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- Truth to tell, Burke was far from comfortable under that survey.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- After his survey he went behind the bar and got the revolver from under an overturned pail.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- “Nobody in this room could hope to escape,” was the verdict of that survey.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- I refer to the Domesday Book, or survey of the country which William caused to be made.
- Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
- The survey is wonderfully complete, and was compiled in a very short time.
- Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
- Palissy was employed to make this survey, and prepare the requisite map.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- Nervously I kept to a post at one of my windows where I could survey the street.
- Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
- He was, as every survey commander was, a battle-hardened warrior.
- Extract from : « Join Our Gang? » by Sterling E. Lanier
- The first survey for a railroad in the State of Iowa was made in the fall of 1852.
- Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
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