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SURVEY
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A detailed critical inspection
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("survey" is a kind of...):
examination; scrutiny (the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "survey"):
resurvey (a new survey or study)
Derivation:
survey (consider in a comprehensive way)
survey (hold a review (of troops))
survey (look over carefully or inspect)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of looking or seeing or observing
Example:
his survey of the battlefield was limited
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("survey" is a kind of...):
look; looking; looking at (the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "survey"):
eyeful (a full view; a good look)
Derivation:
survey (plot a map of (land))
Sense 3
Meaning:
Short descriptive summary (of events)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("survey" is a kind of...):
sum-up; summary (a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form)
Derivation:
survey (consider in a comprehensive way)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they survey ... he / she / it surveys
Past simple: surveyed
Past participle: surveyed
-ing form: surveying
Sense 1
Meaning:
Consider in a comprehensive way
Example:
He appraised the situation carefully before acting
Synonyms:
appraise; survey
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "survey" is one way to...):
analyse; analyze; canvass; examine; study (consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
survey (a detailed critical inspection)
survey (short descriptive summary (of events))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Plot a map of (land)
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "survey" is one way to...):
calculate; cipher; compute; cypher; figure; reckon; work out (make a mathematical calculation or computation)
"Survey" entails doing...:
measure; quantify (express as a number or measure or quantity)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "survey"):
triangulate (survey by triangulation)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
survey (the act of looking or seeing or observing)
surveying (the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map)
surveyor (an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Make a survey of; for statistical purposes
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "survey" is one way to...):
analyse; analyze; canvass; examine; study (consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "survey"):
canvass; poll (get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
surveyor (someone who conducts a statistical survey)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Hold a review (of troops)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "survey" is one way to...):
inspect (look over carefully)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
survey (a detailed critical inspection)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Look over carefully or inspect
Example:
He surveyed his new classmates
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "survey" is one way to...):
examine; see (observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect)
"Survey" entails doing...:
look (perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "survey"):
overlook (watch over)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The customs agents survey the bags for drugs
Derivation:
survey (a detailed critical inspection)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Keep under surveillance
Example:
The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Verb group:
follow; pursue (follow in or as if in pursuit)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They want to survey the prisoners
Context examples:
Nutrition surveys may be used in making the assessment.
(Nutritional Assessment, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
How would Mr. Crawford like, in what manner would he chuse, to take a survey of the grounds?
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
It is equal to 0.3048 meter, 12 inches, or to approximately 0.999998 survey foot.
(International Foot, NCI Thesaurus)
A survey of multiple dimensions of quality of life, representing the social activities scale.
(Medical Outcomes Study Social Activities, NCI Thesaurus)
A survey of multiple dimensions of social support.
(Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey, NCI Thesaurus)
The study compiled additional demographic information on the mothers and children from birth records and other surveys.
(High amounts of screen time begin as early as infancy, National Institutes of Health)
The study surveyed 31 quasars that are seen as they were more than 12.5 billion years ago, at a time when the Universe was still an infant, only about 870 million years old.
(ESO Observations Reveal Black Holes' Breakfast at the Cosmic Dawn, ESO)
To counter this limitation, Prof. LIU and collaborators surveyed the sky with China's Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST), looking for stars that orbit an invisible object, pulled by its gravity.
(Unpredicted stellar black hole discovered by astronomers, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Social support was measured using registry data on living alone or not, and survey questions about feeling lonely — Do you have someone to talk to when you need it?
(Loneliness Is Bad for Heart, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
We were surveying the completed seal-skin roof.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
