survey
1. a detailed critical inspection (Freq. 5)
• Syn:
study
• Derivationally related forms:
study (for: study)
• Hypernyms:
examination, scrutiny
• Hyponyms:
resurvey
2. short descriptive summary (of events) (Freq. 4)
• Syn:
sketch, resume
• Derivationally related forms:
resume (for: resume), sketchy (for: sketch), sketch (for: sketch)
• Hypernyms:
summary, sum-up
3. the act of looking or seeing or observing (Freq. 1)
- he tried to get a better view of it
- his survey of the battlefield was limited
• Syn:
view, sight
• Derivationally related forms:
sight (for: sight), view (for: view)
• Hypernyms:
look, looking, looking at
• Hyponyms:
eyeful
1. consider in a comprehensive way (Freq. 6)
- He appraised the situation carefully before acting
• Syn:
appraise
• Hypernyms:
analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. look over carefully or inspect (Freq. 5)
- He surveyed his new classmates
• Hypernyms:
examine, see
• Hyponyms:
overlook
• Entailment:
look
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- The customs agents survey the bags for drugs
3. hold a review (of troops)
• Syn:
review, go over
• Derivationally related forms:
review (for: review)
• Hypernyms:
inspect
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
4. keep under surveillance
- The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing
• Syn:
surveil, follow
• Verb Group:
pursue, follow
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- They want to survey the prisoners
5. make a survey of;
for statistical purposes
• Derivationally related forms:
surveyor
• Hypernyms:
analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
• Hyponyms:
poll, canvass, canvas
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. plot a map of (land)
• Derivationally related forms:
surveyor, surveying
• Hypernyms:
calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out,
reckon, figure
• Hyponyms:
triangulate
• Entailment:
quantify, measure
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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