survey meaning and definition

SURVEY noun

Definition of survey (noun)

1. a detailed critical inspection
   • synonyms: study
2. short descriptive summary (of events)
   • synonyms: resume, sketch
3. the act of looking or seeing or observing
   • "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"
   • synonyms: sight, view

SURVEY verb

Definition of survey (verb)

1. consider in a comprehensive way
   • "He appraised the situation carefully before acting"
   • synonyms: appraise
2. look over carefully or inspect
   • "He surveyed his new classmates"
3. keep under surveillance
   • "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"
   • synonyms: follow, surveil
4. hold a review (of troops)
   • synonyms: go over, review
5. make a survey of; for statistical purposes
6. plot a map of (land)