English dictionary
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English noun: survey | |||
| 1. | survey (act) a detailed critical inspection | ||
| Synonyms | study | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | examination, scrutiny | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | resurvey | ||
| 2. | survey (communication) short descriptive summary (of events) | ||
| Synonyms | resume, sketch | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sum-up, summary | ||
| 3. | survey (act) the act of looking or seeing or observing | ||
| Samples | He tried to get a better view of it. His survey of the battlefield was limited. | ||
| Synonyms | sight, view | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | look, looking, looking at | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | eyeful | ||
English verb: survey | |||
| 1. | survey (cognition) consider in a comprehensive way | ||
| Samples | He appraised the situation carefully before acting. | ||
| Synonyms | appraise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | analyse, analyze, canvas, canvass, examine, study | ||
| 2. | survey (perception) look over carefully or inspect | ||
| Samples | He surveyed his new classmates. | ||
| Examples | The customs agents survey the bags for drugs | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | examine, see | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | overlook | ||
| Entail | look | ||
| 3. | survey (perception) keep under surveillance | ||
| Samples | The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing. | ||
| Examples | They want to survey the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | follow, surveil | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Verb group | follow, pursue | ||
| 4. | survey (cognition) hold a review (of troops) | ||
| Synonyms | go over, review | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inspect | ||
| 5. | survey (cognition) make a survey of; for statistical purposes | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | analyse, analyze, canvas, canvass, examine, study | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | canvas, canvass, poll | ||
| 6. | survey (cognition) plot a map of (land) | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | triangulate | ||
| Entail | measure, quantify | ||
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