surveying

5 definitions • 5 examples

present participle of

to look at or examine all of something, especially carefully:

He got out of the car to survey the damage.

She has written a book which surveys (= describes in detail) the history of feminism.

to measure an area of land, and to record the details of it, especially on a map:

Before the new railway was built, its route was carefully surveyed.

If a building is surveyed, it is examined carefully by a specially trained person, in order to discover if there is anything wrong with its structure.

to ask people questions in order to find out about their opinions or behaviour:

The researchers surveyed the attitudes of 2,500 college students.

Many of the listeners surveyed said that they were not satisfied with the station's programming.