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survey
noun
a
set
of
questions
asked
to
many
people
to
find
out
their
opinions
or
habits
•
The
company
sent
out
a
short
survey
to
learn
what
customers
thought
of
its
new
app
.
The
company
sent
out
a
short
survey
to
learn
what
customers
thought
of
its
new
app
.
•
According
to
a
recent
survey
,
most
teenagers
prefer
streaming
music
rather
than
buying
CDs
.
According
to
a
recent
survey
,
most
teenagers
prefer
streaming
music
rather
than
buying
CDs
.
Borrowed
from
French
“
survei
”
meaning
“
overview
”
in
the
15th
century
,
from
Latin
roots
sur-
(“
over
”)
and
videre
(“
to
see
”).
verb
-
survey
,
surveying
,
surveys
,
surveyed
to
ask
many
people
a
set
of
questions
in
order
to
collect
information
about
their
opinions
or
behaviour
•
Researchers
will
survey
two
hundred
households
about
their
internet
use
.
Researchers
will
survey
two
hundred
households
about
their
internet
use
.
•
We
were
surveying
students
to
improve
the
cafeteria
menu
.
We
were
surveying
students
to
improve
the
cafeteria
menu
.
verb
-
survey
,
surveying
,
surveys
,
surveyed
to
look
carefully
at
the
whole
of
something
to
judge
its
size
,
quality
,
or
situation
•
From
the
hilltop
,
she
paused
to
survey
the
valley
below
.
From
the
hilltop
,
she
paused
to
survey
the
valley
below
.
•
The
general
surveyed
his
troops
before
the
parade
began
.
The
general
surveyed
his
troops
before
the
parade
began
.
noun
the
measurement
and
mapping
of
an
area
of
land
,
often
before
building
or
scientific
work
starts
•
Engineers
ordered
a
soil
survey
before
constructing
the
bridge
.
Engineers
ordered
a
soil
survey
before
constructing
the
bridge
.
•
The
government
published
an
archaeological
survey
of
the
ancient
ruins
.
The
government
published
an
archaeological
survey
of
the
ancient
ruins
.
The
technical
sense
grew
in
the
16th
century
as
land
owners
needed
precise
measurements
for
taxation
and
construction
.
