Dictionary definition · survey
noun
- a detailed critical inspection
- short descriptive summary (of events)
- the act of looking or seeing or observing"he tried to get a better view of it"
verb
- consider in a comprehensive way"He appraised the situation carefully before acting"
- look over carefully or inspect"He surveyed his new classmates"
- keep under surveillance"The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"
- hold a review (of troops)
- make a survey of; for statistical purposes
- plot a map of (land)
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).