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- [verb ser-vey; noun sur-vey, ser-vey]
- /verb sərˈveɪ; noun ˈsɜr veɪ, sərˈveɪ/
- /ˈsɜːveɪ/
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- [verb ser-vey; noun sur-vey, ser-vey]
- /verb sərˈveɪ; noun ˈsɜr veɪ, sərˈveɪ/
Definitions of survey word
- verb with object survey to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc. 1
- verb with object survey to view in detail, especially to inspect, examine, or appraise formally or officially in order to ascertain condition, value, etc. 1
- verb with object survey to conduct a survey of or among: to survey TV viewers. 1
- verb with object survey 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. 1
- verb without object survey to survey land; practice surveying. 1
- noun plural survey an act or instance of surveying or of taking a comprehensive view of something: The course is a survey of Italian painting. 1
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Origin of survey
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Survey
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
survey popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
survey usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for survey
noun survey
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- apercu — outline
- apercus — a hasty glance; a glimpse.
- appraisal — If you make an appraisal of something, you consider it carefully and form an opinion about it.
- assay — An assay is a test of a substance to find out what chemicals it contains. It is usually carried out to find out how pure a substance is.
verb survey
- appraise — If you appraise something or someone, you consider them carefully and form an opinion about them.
- assess — When you assess a person, thing, or situation, you consider them in order to make a judgment about them.
- audit — When an accountant audits an organization's accounts, he or she examines the accounts officially in order to make sure that they have been done correctly.
- babysit — If you babysit for someone or babysit their children, you look after their children while they are out.
- balloted — a slip or sheet of paper, cardboard, or the like, on which a voter marks his or her vote.
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