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Meaning of "survey" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SURVEY

From French surveoir, from sur-1 + veoir to see, from Latin vidēre.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SURVEY

survey  [sɜːˈveɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SURVEY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Survey is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb survey in English.

WHAT DOES SURVEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of survey in the English dictionary

The first definition of survey in the dictionary is to view or consider in a comprehensive or general way. Other definition of survey is to examine carefully, as or as if to appraise value. Survey is also to plot a detailed map of by measuring or calculating distances and height.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SURVEY

PRESENT

Present
I survey
you survey
he/she/it surveys
we survey
you survey
they survey
Present continuous
I am surveying
you are surveying
he/she/it is surveying
we are surveying
you are surveying
they are surveying
Present perfect
I have surveyed
you have surveyed
he/she/it has surveyed
we have surveyed
you have surveyed
they have surveyed
Present perfect continuous
I have been surveying
you have been surveying
he/she/it has been surveying
we have been surveying
you have been surveying
they have been surveying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I surveyed
you surveyed
he/she/it surveyed
we surveyed
you surveyed
they surveyed
Past continuous
I was surveying
you were surveying
he/she/it was surveying
we were surveying
you were surveying
they were surveying
Past perfect
I had surveyed
you had surveyed
he/she/it had surveyed
we had surveyed
you had surveyed
they had surveyed
Past perfect continuous
I had been surveying
you had been surveying
he/she/it had been surveying
we had been surveying
you had been surveying
they had been surveying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will survey
you will survey
he/she/it will survey
we will survey
you will survey
they will survey
Future continuous
I will be surveying
you will be surveying
he/she/it will be surveying
we will be surveying
you will be surveying
they will be surveying
Future perfect
I will have surveyed
you will have surveyed
he/she/it will have surveyed
we will have surveyed
you will have surveyed
they will have surveyed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been surveying
you will have been surveying
he/she/it will have been surveying
we will have been surveying
you will have been surveying
they will have been surveying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would survey
you would survey
he/she/it would survey
we would survey
you would survey
they would survey
Conditional continuous
I would be surveying
you would be surveying
he/she/it would be surveying
we would be surveying
you would be surveying
they would be surveying
Conditional perfect
I would have survey
you would have survey
he/she/it would have survey
we would have survey
you would have survey
they would have survey
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been surveying
you would have been surveying
he/she/it would have been surveying
we would have been surveying
you would have been surveying
they would have been surveying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you survey
we let´s survey
you survey
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to survey
Past participle
surveyed
Present Participle
surveying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SURVEY


chevet
ʃəˈveɪ
convey
kənˈveɪ
dispurvey
ˌdɪspəˈveɪ
duvet
ˈduːveɪ
inveigh
ɪnˈveɪ
Jahveh
ˈjɑːveɪ
kurvey
kɜːˈveɪ
presurvey
priːˈsɜːveɪ
purvey
pəˈveɪ
reconvey
ˌriːkənˈveɪ
releve
ˌreləˈveɪ
resurvey
ˌriːsɜːˈveɪ
Soave
ˈswɑːveɪ
suivez
ˈswiːveɪ
Yahveh
ˈjɑːveɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SURVEY

surv.
surveil
surveillance
surveillance society
surveillant
surveille
survey course
survey fee
survey ship
surveyable
surveyal
surveyance
surveying
surveyor
surveyor´s chain
surveyor´s level
surveyor´s measure
surveyorship
surview
survivability

WORDS THAT END LIKE SURVEY

aerial survey
attitude survey
damage survey
dialect survey
Garvey
Geological Survey
Harvey
jarvey
opinion survey
Ordnance Survey
sample survey
spot survey
structural survey

Synonyms and antonyms of survey in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SURVEY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «survey» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of survey

Translation of «survey» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SURVEY

Find out the translation of survey to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of survey from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «survey» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

勘测
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inspección
570 millions of speakers

English

survey
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सर्वेक्षण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اِسْتِعْراض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

опрос
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pesquisa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জরিপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

enquête
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kaji selidik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Umfrage
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

調査
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

조사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Survey
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cuộc điều tra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கணக்கெடுப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सर्वेक्षण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anket
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sondaggio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

badanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

огляд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sondaj
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έρευνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opname
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

undersökning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spørreundersøkelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of survey

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SURVEY»

The term «survey» is very widely used and occupies the 3.424 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SURVEY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «survey» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «survey» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about survey

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10 QUOTES WITH «SURVEY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word survey.
1
Cleveland Abbe
As a great man's influence never ends, so also there is not definite finality, no end, to a great survey; it runs along for centuries, ever responsive to the strain of the increasing needs of a growing population and an enlarging domain.
2
Piers Anthony
I maintain an ongoing survey of Internet Publishing and self publishing, so that it is now possible for any writer with a book to get it published at nominal cost or free, and to have it on sale at booksellers like Amazon.com.
3
Joyce Banda
In 1989, I started the National Association of Business Women. We incorporated microfinance and different job training for women. We did a survey, with USAID, that found women lacked training, credit and information.
4
David Brin
But honestly, if you do a rigorous survey of my work, I'll bet you'll find that biology is a theme far more often than physical science.
5
Chevy Chase
You may have read that I went to M.I.T. In 1982 I filled out a Who's Who survey with joking responses, and they never bothered to check the facts.
6
Walter Cronkite
I think somebody ought to do a survey as to how many great, important men have quit to spend time with their families who spent any more time with their family.
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George Crook
Give these Indians little farms, survey them, let them put fences around them, let them have their own horses, cows, sheep, things that they can call their own, and it will do away with tribal Indians.
8
Daniel Ek
With Twitter and other social networking tools, you can get a lot of advice from great people. I learn more from Twitter than any survey or discussion with a big company.
9
Warren Farrell
A 2001 survey of business owners with MBAs conducted by the Rochester Institute of Technology found that money was the primary motivator for only 29% of women, versus 76% of men. Women prioritized flexibility, fulfillment, autonomy and safety.
10
Ron Fournier
According to a Public Policy Polling survey, most Americans find lice and colonoscopies more appealing than Capitol Hill.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SURVEY»

Discover the use of survey in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to survey and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Survey Research Methods
Providing a compact yet comprehensive coverage of survey research, this is an ideal companion or beginning text.
Floyd J. Fowler, 2009
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Handbook of Survey Research
"The Handbook of Survey Research, Second Edition" builds on its widely-recognized 1983 predecessor by updating its previous historical account of the development of survey research and the evolution of social science before going on to ...
Peter V. Marsden, James D. Wright, 2010
3
A Survey of the Old Testament
This college level textbook surveys the Old Testament by focusing its primary attention on the purpose and message of each book.
Andrew E. Hill, John H. Walton, 2010
4
Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form, and Background of ...
Part 1 covers the five books of the Pentateuch. Part 2 studies the books of the Prophets, with special consideration given to the birth and history of Israel's monarchy, the role of prophets and prophecy, and the nature of Hebrew poetry.
William Sanford La Sor, David Allan Hubbard, Frederic William Bush, 1996
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A Survey of Hinduism: Third Edition
The third edition of this well-regarded introduction to Hinduism adds new material on the religion’s origins, on its relations with rival traditions, and on Hindu science.
Klaus K. Klostermaier, 2007
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Intonation Systems: A Survey of Twenty Languages
The volume introduces a system for the multilingual transcription of intonation patterns, and the chapters are organized with the same general outline to highlight the differences between languages.
Daniel Hirst, Albert Di Cristo, 1998
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A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy
The book opens with the survey of Indian philosophical thought as found in the Vedas, the Upanisads and Bhagavadgita. It proceeds to the study of Materialism, Jainism and Early Buddhism, Sunyavada, Vijnanavada and Svatantra Vijnanavada.
Chandradhar Sharma, 2000
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Survey Methodology
Praise for the First Edition: "The book makes a valuable contribution by synthesizing current research and identifying areas for future investigation for each aspect of the survey process." —Journal of the American Statistical Association ...
Robert M. Groves, Floyd J. Fowler, Jr., Mick P. Couper, 2011
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A Survey of Minimal Surfaces
This hardcover edition of A Survey of Minimal Surfaces is divided into twelve sections discussing parametric surfaces, non-parametric surfaces, surfaces that minimize area, isothermal parameters on surfaces, Bernstein's theorem, minimal ...
Robert Osserman, 2002
10
Commentary & Reference Survey: A Comprehensive Guide to ...
This reliable guide lists and ranks approximately 800 Bible commentaries and 1,200 printed volumes, as well as numerous computer resources related to biblical interpretation, theology, and church history.
John Glynn, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SURVEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term survey is used in the context of the following news items.
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China manufacturing hits 15-month low: survey
Beijing (AFP) - A key gauge of Chinese manufacturing activity tumbled to a 15-month low in July, an independent survey showed, throwing a pall over growth in ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
2
Survey: States spent heavily to clear winter snow and ice
The states that responded to Monday's survey, obtained in advance by The Associated Press, also went through 6 million tons of salt and other huge quantities ... «WCVB Boston, May 15»
3
New Insight on Ground Shaking from Man-Made Earthquakes
The U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) released a report today that outlines a ... part from a workshop hosted by the USGS and the Oklahoma Geological Survey. «United States Geological Survey, Apr 15»
4
In US, Uninsured Rate Dips to 11.9% in First Quarter
2-March 31, 2015, as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index survey, with a random sample of 43,575 adults, aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. ... «Gallup.com, Apr 15»
5
National survey shows whites more likely to approve of police hitting …
Whites in the United States approve of police officers hitting people in far greater numbers than blacks and Hispanics do, according to a recent survey. Photo by ... «PBS NewsHour, Apr 15»
6
Survey: Millennials more plugged into news than you might think
But a survey conducted in Chicago and other cities has found that mobile devices and social networking are keeping them more engaged with the broader world ... «Chicago Tribune, Mar 15»
7
Economy Survey highlights - Growth to top 8 percent in 2015/16
The economic survey, the basis for Jaitley's budget for the fiscal year starting April 1, forecast the economy would grow by 8.1-8.5 percent under a new ... «Reuters, Feb 15»
8
Smoking, drinking, prescription drug abuse by teens is down, survey
The latest Monitoring the Future survey, released on Tuesday by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, finds children are smoking fewer cigarettes, drinking less ... «CNN, Dec 14»
9
Incidents of rape in military much higher than previously reported
Preliminary findings of an extensive survey of 170,000 troops released Thursday revealed that 20,000 service members said they had experienced at least one ... «Military Times, Dec 14»
10
Barbie Dethroned in NRF's Top Toys Survey as Disney's Frozen …
Washington, November 24, 2014 – Barbie had a good run as number one, but there is a new queen in town according to NRF's latest Holiday Top Toys Survey. «National Retail Federation, Nov 14»

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