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survey

noun verb

a detailed critical inspection

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
S
Ends with
Y
Contains
UR
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
A1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈsɜːveɪ

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. a detailed critical inspection

noun

  1. the act of looking or seeing or observing

    “he tried to get a better view of it”

noun

  1. short descriptive summary (of events)

verb

  1. consider in a comprehensive way

    “He appraised the situation carefully before acting”

verb

  1. plot a map of (land)

verb

  1. make a survey of; for statistical purposes

verb

  1. hold a review (of troops)

verb

  1. look over carefully or inspect

    “He surveyed his new classmates”

verb

  1. keep under surveillance

    “The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing”

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Example Sentences

he tried to get a better view of it
his survey of the battlefield was limited
He appraised the situation carefully before acting
He surveyed his new classmates
The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing

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