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Meaning and definition for "survey" word

[noun] a detailed critical inspection
[noun] the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"
[noun] short descriptive summary (of events)
[verb] consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting"
[verb] plot a map of (land)
[verb] make a survey of; for statistical purposes
[verb] hold a review (of troops)
[verb] look over in a comprehensively, inspect; "He surveyed his new classmates"
[verb] 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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\Sur*vey"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surveyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surveying}.] [OF. surveoir, surveer; sur, sor, over, E. sur + veoir, veeir, to see, F. voir, L. videre. See {Sur-}, and {Vision}, and cf. {Supervise}.] 1. To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook; as, to stand on a hill, and survey the surrounding country. Round he surveys and well might, where he stood, So high above. --Milton. 2. To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine. With such altered looks, . . . All pale and speechless, he surveyed me round. --Dryden. 3. To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of; as, to survey a building in order to determine its value and exposure to loss by fire. 4. To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurments, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry; as, to survey land or a coast. 5. To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same. [Eng.] --Jacob (Law Dict.).
\Sur"vey\, n. [Formerly accentuated universally on the last syllable, and still so accented by many speakers.] 1. The act of surveying; a general view, as from above. Under his proud survey the city lies. --Sir J. Denham. 2. A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of all the parts or particulars of a thing, with a design to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality; as, a survey of the stores of a ship; a survey of roads and bridges; a survey of buildings. 3. The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of, as any part of the earth's surface, whether land or water; also, a measured plan and description of any portion of country, or of a road or line through it. {Survey of dogs}. See {Court of regard}, under {Regard}. {Trigonometrical survey}, a survey of a portion of country by measuring a single base, and connecting it with various points in the tract surveyed by a series of triangles, the angles of which are carefully measured, the relative positions and distances of all parts being computed from these data. Syn: Review; retrospect; examination; prospect.

Synonyms for survey

appraise, follow, go over, resume, review, sight, sketch, study, view

See also: analyse | analyze | calculate | canvas | canvass | cipher | compute | cypher | examination | examine | examine | eyeful | figure | inspect | look | look | looking | looking at | measure | overlook | poll | quantify | reckon | resurvey | scrutiny | see | study | summary | triangulate | work out |

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Let's analyse "survey" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YEVRUS. Average typing speed for these characters is 1590 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: survey: 3 + 5 = 8, reduced: 8 (or 6 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Eight.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: survey: 1 + 3 + 9 + 4 + 5 + 7 = 29, reduced: 11, and the final result is Eleven.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
R (1) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong
S (1) 19 Sun Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
U (1) 21 World Gifted, Generous, Bountiful
V (1) 22 Fool Fun, Joyous, Persistant, Risk taker, Childish
Y (1) 25 Knight of Wands Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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