Definition of "survey" []

• To examine or look at comprehensively. (verb-transitive)
• To inspect carefully; scrutinize: "Two women were surveying the other people on the platform” ( Thomas Wolfe). See Synonyms at see1. (verb-transitive)
• To determine the boundaries, area, or elevations of (land or structures on the earth's surface) by means of measuring angles and distances, using the techniques of geometry and trigonometry. (verb-transitive)
• Chiefly British To inspect and determine the structural condition of (a building). (verb-transitive)
• To conduct a statistical survey on. (verb-transitive)

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• "He had another similar swamp which I could not survey at all, because it was completely under water, and nevertheless, with regard to a third swamp, which I did _survey_ from a distance, he remarked to me, true to his instincts, that he would not part with it for any consideration, on account of the mud which it contained."
• " In this broader context the term survey studies is often used"
• "My checklist for determining if a survey is the right way to approach a particular research question includes the following:"