to survey
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3.3
- verb
- /sɜrˈveɪ/
- Charlie leans back against the bar, surveying the customers clustered around roulette wheels and cocktail tables.
- survey the literature
- the article surveys
- survey the landscape
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- They want to be the controller of, of all that they, you know, survey.
- He says the intellect of the wise embraces the entire mass of philosophy and surveys it as rapidly as our eye surveys the sky.
- You survey, you control your faith.
Examples
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A number of major issues recur as one surveys the relevant literature.
Academic text (1991) -
Now, cut through Main Street and survey the south side.
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You have 15 minutes to survey the space and discuss strategy.
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Cracking one eye open again, he turned his head slowly to survey his surroundings.
Fiction book (1990) -
A walkway on top allowed soldiers to survey the surrounding area.
Academic text (2008) -
I surveyed the crime scene and reached a comprehensive conclusion.
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Thirsty, without provisions, with little hope of survival, I set out to survey my fate.
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I'm using the USB microscope to survey the wall painting surface.
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So we've surveyed all of this development in the past.
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The engineer will survey the construction site to ensure all plans are followed.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Study something carefully to understand it or decide
∞
1.0
Examine something to make sure it is correct or true
∞
2.5
To look at or test something to learn more about it
834
2.5
To look at something carefully to find facts or problems
554
2.6
To examine something again to check details or make changes
513
3.2
To study something carefully to understand it better
372
2.5
To check something carefully, like papers or work
351
3.2
To judge how good or useful something is
349
1.0
To look at something carefully to understand it
314
3.0
Estimate how much a thing is worth or how good it is
183
2.5
To look at something carefully to check if it works or is safe
152
2.8
To read or check something carefully for mistakes
94
3.2
To look at something to make sure it is correct and works well
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6.2
To look at something very carefully to check for mistakes
49
6.7
To give an opinion about a work such as a book or film to show its good and bad points
47
3.7
To look carefully at something to learn about it
33
7.0
To read something slowly and carefully to understand it
30
4.8
To judge how good or how much something is worth
11
2.8
To look at something carefully to find mistakes or problems
8
3.2
To look at something carefully and check all its parts
7
6.7
To look at and try something before you decide to buy or use it
2
5.3
Looking at or listening to something to judge its value
1
8.2
To judge how good or bad something is
1
6.2
To ask people questions or check a place before a main project
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.0
A short first study that collects basic information before a larger study
- Specialized
1
7.5
A U.S. measure of distance equal to 1,609.347 meters used in land surveys
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Etymology
Survey comes from the parts super- 'over' and videre 'to see', the same idea as oversee; so to survey a group is to look over them carefully, which is why we use it for inspecting or watching people or things closely.