Surveyed Survey Eyes Verb Bre Səˈveɪ Sərˈveɪ Morning

• the next morning we surveyed the damage caused by the fire.
• he surveyed himself in the mirror before going out.
• she opened her eyes and surveyed her surroundings.
• this chapter briefly surveys the current state of european politics.

survey

1. to look carefully at the whole of something, especially in order to get a general impression of it
• synonym inspect
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/inspect
• The next morning we surveyed the damage caused by the fire.
• He surveyed himself in the mirror before going out.
• She opened her eyes and surveyed her surroundings.
2. to study and give a general description of something
• This chapter briefly surveys the current state of European politics.
3. to measure and record the features of an area of land, for example in order to make a map or in preparation for building
4. to examine a building to make sure it is in good condition
• See related entries: Buying a home
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/buying_a_home/survey_2
• Have the house surveyed before you decide whether to buy it.
5. to investigate the opinions or behaviour of a group of people by asking them a series of questions
• synonym interview
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/interview_2
• We surveyed 500 smokers and found that over three quarters would like to give up.
• 87% of the 1 000 companies surveyed employ part-time staff.

Extra Examples

• Her green eyes surveyed him coolly.
• I surveyed the scene from my window.
• She surveyed his appearance critically.
• 87% of the companies surveyed employ part-time staff.
• The aim of the project is to survey public attitudes to disability.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they survey
• he / she / it surveys
• past simple surveyed
• past participle surveyed
• -ing form surveying

Word Origin

• late Middle English (in the sense ‘examine and ascertain the condition of’): from Anglo-Norman French surveier, from medieval Latin supervidere, from super- ‘over’ + videre ‘to see’. The early sense of the noun (late 15th cent.) was ‘supervision’.