Definitions for survey

Overview of noun survey

The noun survey has 3 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)

1. (5) survey, study

(a detailed critical inspection)

2. (4) sketch, survey, resume

(short descriptive summary (of events))

3. (1) view, survey, sight

(the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited")

Overview of verb survey

The verb survey has 6 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (6) survey, appraise

(consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting")

2. (5) survey

(look over carefully or inspect; "He surveyed his new classmates")

3. surveil, follow, survey

(keep under surveillance; "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing")

4. review, go over, survey

(hold a review (of troops))

5. survey

(make a survey of; for statistical purposes)

6. survey

(plot a map of (land))