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Noun surveying has 1 sense
- surveying - the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map; "he studied surveying at college"
--1 is a kind of measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration
--1 has particulars: triangulation
Verb survey has 6 senses
- survey, appraise - consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting"
--1 is one way to analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- survey - look over in a comprehensively, inspect; "He surveyed his new classmates"
--2 is one way to examine, see
Sample sentence:
The customs agents survey the bags for drugs
- surveil, follow, survey - keep under surveillance; "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"
Sample sentence:
They want to survey the prisoners
- review, go over, survey - hold a review (of troops)
--4 is one way to inspect
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- survey - make a survey of; for statistical purposes
--5 is one way to analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- survey - plot a map of (land)
--6 is one way to calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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