survey+carefully

  • 1survey carefully — index traverse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 2Survey — 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. [1913 Webster] Under his proud survey the city lies. Sir J. Denham. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3Survey of dogs — Survey 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. [1913 Webster] Under his proud survey the city lies. Sir J. Denham. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4survey — [sər vā′; ] also, and for n. usually [, sʉr′vā΄] vt. [ME surveien < Anglo Fr surveier < OFr surveoir < sur (see SUR 1) + veoir < L videre, to see: see VISION] 1. to examine for some specific purpose; inspect or consider carefully;… …

    English World dictionary

  • 5survey — ► VERB 1) look carefully and thoroughly at. 2) examine and record the features of (an area of land) to produce a map or description. 3) Brit. examine and report on the condition of (a building), especially for a prospective buyer. 4) conduct a… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 6survey — ♦♦ surveys, surveying, surveyed (The noun is pronounced [[t]sɜ͟ː(r)veɪ[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]sə(r)ve͟ɪ[/t]], and can also be pronounced [[t]sɜ͟ː(r)veɪ[/t]] in meanings 2 and 6.) 1) N COUNT If you carry out a survey, you try to find out …

    English dictionary

  • 7survey — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 study of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ comprehensive, detailed, extensive, full, in depth, large scale, major, systematic ▪ b …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 8survey — A precise physical determination of the location and boundaries of real property. Surveys are performed by qualified experts called surveyors. Survey findings are reflected in documents called surveys, survey reports, or certificates of survey.… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 9survey — sur|vey1 W3S3 [ˈsə:veı US ˈsə:r ] n 1.) a set of questions that you ask a large number of people in order to find out about their opinions or behaviour carry out/conduct a survey (=do a survey) ▪ We conducted a survey of parents in the village.… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10survey — 1 noun (C) 1 a set of questions that you ask a large number of people in order to find out about their opinions or behaviour: to carry out/conduct a survey (=do a survey): a recent survey conducted by Manchester university into children s… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English