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Meaning of survey

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  survey
      n 1: a detailed critical inspection [syn: {survey}, {study}]
      2: short descriptive summary (of events) [syn: {sketch},
         {survey}, {resume}]
      3: the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a
         better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was
         limited" [syn: {view}, {survey}, {sight}]
      v 1: consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the
           situation carefully before acting" [syn: {survey},
           {appraise}]
      2: look over carefully or inspect; "He surveyed his new
         classmates"
      3: keep under surveillance; "The police had been following him
         for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the
         bombing" [syn: {surveil}, {follow}, {survey}]
      4: hold a review (of troops) [syn: {review}, {go over},
         {survey}]
      5: make a survey of; for statistical purposes
      6: plot a map of (land)

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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