| survey | | |
| n. (act) | 1. study, survey | a detailed critical inspection. |
| ~ examination, scrutiny | the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes). |
| ~ resurvey | a new survey or study. |
| n. (communication) | 2. resume, sketch, survey | short descriptive summary (of events). |
| ~ sum-up, summary | a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form.; "he gave a summary of the conclusions" |
| n. (act) | 3. sight, survey, view | the act of looking or seeing or observing.; "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited" |
| ~ looking, looking at, look | the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually.; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him" |
| ~ eyeful | a full view; a good look.; "they wanted to see violence and they got an eyeful" |
| v. (cognition) | 4. appraise, survey | consider in a comprehensive way.; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting" |
| ~ analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning.; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" |
| v. (perception) | 5. survey | look over carefully or inspect.; "He surveyed his new classmates" |
| ~ look | perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards.; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!" |
| ~ examine, see | observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect.; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" |
| ~ overlook | watch over.; "I am overlooking her work" |
| v. (perception) | 6. follow, surveil, survey | keep under surveillance.; "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing" |
| ~ pursue, follow | follow in or as if in pursuit.; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" |
| v. (cognition) | 7. go over, review, survey | hold a review (of troops). |
| ~ inspect | look over carefully.; "Please inspect your father's will carefully" |
| v. (cognition) | 8. survey | make a survey of; for statistical purposes. |
| ~ analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning.; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" |
| ~ canvass, poll, canvas | get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions. |
| v. (cognition) | 9. survey | plot a map of (land). |
| ~ measure, quantify | express as a number or measure or quantity.; "Can you quantify your results?" |
| ~ calculate, compute, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out | make a mathematical calculation or computation. |
| ~ triangulate | survey by triangulation.; "The land surveyor worked by triangulating the plot" |
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