v. 1 examine, appraise, evaluate, take the measure of, inspect, study, scan, scrutinize, measure, size up, assess, investigate, look into or over, review He surveyed the situation and found nothing wrong 2 view, look at, get a bird's eye view of, contemplate From the top of the tower I surveyed the surrounding countryside
n. 3 surveying, examination, appraisal, evaluation, measure, study, scan, scanning, scrutiny, inquiry or enquiry, measurement, investigation, inspection Our survey of the company finances yielded some very interesting information