Meaning

8 senses

  1. The act of surveying; a general view.

    обзо́рobzór, обозре́ниеobozrénije

    о́глядóhljad

  2. A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.

    A survey of the stores of a ship; a survey of roads and bridges; a survey of buildings.

    Untersuchung

    обсле́дованиеobslédovanije, осмо́трosmótr, инспекти́рованиеinspektírovanije

    дослі́дженняdoslídžennja, о́глядóhljad, обсте́женняobstéžennja

  3. The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the Earth's surface.

    Vermessung

    топографи́ческая съёмкаtopografíčeskaja sʺjómka, съёмкаsʺjómka, межева́ниеmeževánije

  4. A measured plan and description of any portion of country.

    The owners of the adjoining plots had conflicting surveys.

  5. An examination of the opinions and/or information of a group of people.

    The local council conducted a survey of its residents to help it decide whether to go ahead with the roadside waste collection service.

    Umfrage

    опро́сoprós

    опи́туванняopýtuvannja

  6. A questionnaire or similar instrument used for examining the opinions and/or information of a group of people.

    I just filled out that survey on roadside waste pick-up.

  7. (historical)An auction at which a farm is let for a lease for lives.

  8. (US)A district for the collection of customs under a particular officer.

More definitions
  • a detailed critical inspection
  • the act of looking or seeing or observing
  • short descriptive summary (of events)

Examples

98 sentences

  1. Why don't we take a survey?

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  2. He ordered them to survey population growth.

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  3. Tom is part of the survey team.

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  4. The results of the survey will be announced in due course.

    deDie Ergebnisse der Umfrage werden zu gegebener Zeit bekannt gegeben.

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  5. The fee includes the payment for professional services needed to complete the survey.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
act of surveying:
an examination:
an examination of the opinions, information of a group:
Русский
By meaning 4
act of surveying:
an examination:
operation of finding the contour, dimensions or position as any part of the Earth's surface:
an examination of the opinions, information of a group:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
an examination:
operation of finding the contour, dimensions or position as any part of the Earth's surface:
an examination of the opinions, information of a group:

Origin

From Middle English surveyen, from Old French sourveoir, surveer (“to oversee”), from sour

From Middle English surveyen, from Old French sourveoir, surveer (“to oversee”), from sour-, sur- (“over”) + veoir, veeir (“to see”), from Latin videre. See sur- and vision. Related to supervision.

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Forms

plural: surveys
Singularsurvey
Pluralsurveys

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
act of surveying:prospectB2surveil
particular view:reviewA1
Close in meaning
  • a detailed critical inspection:study
  • the act of looking or seeing or observing:viewsight
  • short descriptive summary (of events):sketchresume

Word family

22 related words
RelatedpanoramaC1
Derivedaerial surveygeodetic surveygeosurveyintersurveylanguage surveymicrosurveyminisurveynonsurveyphone surveyphotosurveypostsurveypresurveyserosurveysurveylikesurvey metersurvey milesurvey monumenttelesurveytime-use surveymissurveyresurvey

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
surroundB1surroundingB1surveillanceB2surveyorsurvivalB1survivalistsurviveA2
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