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Definitions for Survey

[1] to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.
[2] to view in detail, especially to inspect, examine, or appraise formally or officially in order to ascertain condition, value, etc.
[3] to conduct a survey of or among: to survey TV viewers.
[4] to determine the exact form, boundaries, position, extent, etc., of (a tract of land, section of a country, etc.) by linear and angular measurements and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry.
[5] to survey land; practice surveying.
[6] an act or instance of surveying or of taking a comprehensive view of something: The course is a survey of Italian painting.
[7] a formal or official examination of the particulars of something, made in order to ascertain condition, character, etc.
[8] a statement or description embodying the result of this: They presented their survey to the board of directors.
[9] a sampling, or partial collection, of facts, figures, or opinions taken and used to approximate or indicate what a complete collection and analysis might reveal: The survey showed the percentage of the population that planned to vote.
[10] the act of determining the exact form, boundaries, position, etc., as of a tract of land or section of a country, by linear measurements, angular measurements, etc.
[11] the plan or description resulting from such an operation.
[12] an agency for making determinations: U.S. Geological Survey.
[13] surveying.
[14] (tr) to view or consider in a comprehensive or general way to survey the situation
[15] (tr) to examine carefully, as or as if to appraise value to survey oneself in a mirror
[16] to plot a detailed map of (an area of land) by measuring or calculating distances and height
[17] British to inspect a building to determine its condition and value
[18] to examine a vessel thoroughly in order to determine its seaworthiness
[19] (tr) to run a statistical survey on (incomes, opinions, etc)
[20] a comprehensive or general view a survey of English literature
[21] a critical, detailed, and formal inspection a survey of the nation's hospitals
[22] British an inspection of a building to determine its condition and value
[23] a report incorporating the results of such an inspection
[24] a body of surveyors an area surveyed
[25] statistics a random sample

Words related to Survey

audit, study, analysis, check, sample, inquiry, inspection, review, overlook, scan, oversee, evaluate, inspect, assess, examine, observe, supervise, canvass, estimate, compendium

Words nearby Survey

surv., surveil, surveillance, surveillance society, surveillant, survey, survey course, survey., surveying, surveyor, surveyor's chain

Origin of Survey

1425–75; late Middle English surveien (v.) < Anglo-French surveier, Middle French surv(e)ier, surveoir to oversee, equivalent to sur- sur-1 + v(e)ier < Latin vidēre to see

Other words from Survey

sur·vey·a·ble , adjective
pre·sur·vey , noun
pre·sur·vey , verb (used with object)
self-sur·vey , noun
self-sur·veyed , adjective
un·sur·vey·a·ble , adjective
un·sur·veyed , adjective

Word origin for Survey

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

Synonyms for Survey

analysis, audit, check, inquiry, inspection, review, sample, study, compendium, critique, digest, outline, overview, perusal, scan, sketch, syllabus, view, aperçu, pandect, perlustration, précis