"survey" meaning in All languages combined

See survey on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsɜːveɪ/ [UK], /ˈsɝveɪ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-survey (noun).wav [UK] Forms: survey [singular], surveys [plural]
enPR: sûrʹvā [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A survey is a broad look at a topic or place.
    Sense id: simple-survey-en-noun-08~uQHrk
  2. A survey is a formal way to gather data by asking question of people: a questionnaire.
    Sense id: simple-survey-en-noun-cXOYYHV3
  3. A land survey involves photographing and measuring the land to make a map of it.
    Sense id: simple-survey-en-noun-b0s~Iev-
  4. A survey paper/book is a general description of a topic, often introductory.
    Sense id: simple-survey-en-noun-fzd3KZBh
  5. A survey is the act of reading a broad range of books and articles on a particular subject.
    Sense id: simple-survey-en-noun-bTlr0xma

Verb [English]

IPA: /səˈveɪ/ [UK], /sɚˈveɪ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-survey (verb).wav [UK] Forms: survey [canonical], surveys [third-person, singular], surveyed [past], surveyed [past, participle], surveying [present, participle]
enPR: sər-vāʹ [US] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you survey something, you look at it to try to see or understand the whole of it.
    Sense id: simple-survey-en-verb-aYrJ3~ry
  2. If you survey people about their thoughts or personal information, you ask a large number of people in a formal way, often using a questionnaire.
    Sense id: simple-survey-en-verb-Ee527P0b
  3. If you survey a place, you look at every part of it, often from a high spot.
    Sense id: simple-survey-en-verb--XGAGfTq
  4. If you survey books and articles, you read a large number on a particular topic.
    Sense id: simple-survey-en-verb-1kO5A~FX
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