survey
Nouns
- (n) a detailed critical inspection study,
- (n) short descriptive summary (of events) resume, sketch,
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(n) the act of looking or seeing or observing
- he tried to get a better view of it
- his survey of the battlefield was limited
Verbs
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(v) consider in a comprehensive way
- He appraised the situation carefully before acting
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(v) look over carefully or inspect
- He surveyed his new classmates
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(v) keep under surveillance
- The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing
- (v) hold a review (of troops) go over, review,
- (v) make a survey of; for statistical purposes
- (v) plot a map of (land)