survey
ser vay
- n a detailed critical inspection
- n short descriptive summary (of events)
- n the act of looking or seeing or observing
his survey of the battlefield was limited - v consider in a comprehensive way
- v look over carefully or inspect
He surveyed his new classmates - v keep under surveillance
- v hold a review (of troops)
- v make a survey of; for statistical purposes
- v plot a map of (land)
- Despite the buzz generated by Senator Barack Obama entering the race, the survey found that Senator Clinton would beat him for the Democratic nomination by a margin of 40% to 21%.
- A global survey finds that Americans are most likely to have tried illegal drugs.
- An interesting survey just out from McKinsey on how executives in Asia perceive the China market.