survey
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈsɜrˌveɪ/
:
inspección
- Our friends were turned out while the Public Works Ministry conducted a survey.
- an environmental survey
- a field survey
- conduct a survey
Examples
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A quick survey would have to be made of the available mine sites in the country.
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At the end of both classes, students filled out an anonymous survey on their classroom experience.
Academic text (2011) -
Nobody rules it until this survey is completed.
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How would you like to volunteer for a survey?
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Angie went to do her second survey of the damage to Bartholomew's Candle.
Fiction book (1998) -
Davis was on the lookout for the canal during the initial survey of the PNC Park site.
Academic text (2011) -
Now according to a property survey that I have here... the D. W.P. owns half an acre behind the building that they are using for storage... and another adjacent lot that they use as a basketball court.
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On the third week of our road-corridor survey, we reached the first flow that had lava tube openings.
Academic text (2011) -
The four-point gain in scores (10%) over the span of four surveys has some practical significance.
Academic text (2011) -
The city conducted a thorough survey to assess the condition of its bridges and roads.
Synonyms
490
3.0
A check by a doctor to see progress or problems
356
2.5
A careful official check to see if something meets rules and is safe
353
1.1
Careful learning about a subject, often by reading or thinking
168
5.5
A close, careful look at something to find mistakes or problems
110
2.3
Careful study of something to find problems or details
86
1.2
An act of looking carefully at something
14
4.9
A careful check of something to find problems
11
4.7
A careful investigation to find the truth
4
3.2
A quick check of something to find obvious problems
A careful, close look at something to find small details
A short first study that collects basic information before a larger study
A careful study of something in detail to understand it
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A short first study that collects basic information before a larger study
- Specialized
A U.S. measure of distance equal to 1,609.347 meters used in land surveys
How Thorough
168
5.5
- Formal
356
2.5
110
2.3
97
2.8
∞
1.0
222
1.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Survey comes from the parts super- 'over' and videre 'to see', meaning a careful 'look over'. That is why a survey can mean an inspection that checks the condition of something.