From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
*** Etymology
From [en], from [en], [fro], from [fro], [fro] + [fro], [fro], from [en]. See
[en] and [en]. Related to [en].
*** Pronunciation
- [noun]
- [en] [1]
- [en]
- [sûrʹvā] , [en] [2] [3]
- In both Britain and America, the variant with initial stress is now significantly more common than that with final stress.
- [en]
- [verb]
- [en] [4] [5]
- [en]
- [sər-vāʹ] , [en] [6]
- [en]
*** Noun
[wikipedia] [en-noun]
1. The act of surveying; a general view.
2. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1642 | author= [John Denham (poet)] | title= Basa Sunda: Coopers-hill: A Poem
|passage=Under his proud SURVEY the city lies.}}
1. A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.
2. The operation of finding the contour , dimensions , position , or other particulars of any part of the Earth's surface.
3. A measured plan and description of any portion of country.
4. An examination of the opinions of a group of people.
5. A questionnaire or similar instrument used for examining the opinions of a group of people.
6. [en] An auction at which a farm is let for a lease for lives .
7. [en] A district for the collection of customs under a particular officer .
**** Synonyms
- [act of surveying] [en] , [en]
- [particular view] [en]
**** Derived terms
[en]
**** Translations
[an examination of the opinions of a group]
- Arabic: [ar]
- Armenian: [hy]
- Belarusian: [be]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Chinese:
- Czech: [cs] , [cs]
- Danish: [da]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Esperanto: [eo] , [eo]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
- Greek: [el] , [el]
- Hawaiian: [haw]
- Hungarian: [hu]
- Irish: [ga]
- Italian: [it]
- Macedonian: [mk]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [ru]
- Serbo-Croatian: [sh]
- Spanish: [es]
- Ukrainian: [uk]
- Vietnamese: [vi]
[trans-bottom]
[act of surveying]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Czech: [cs]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr] , [fr] , [fr]
- Georgian: [ka] , [ka] , [ka]
- Higaonon: [mba]
- Indonesian: [id]
- Irish: [ga]
- Italian: [it]
- Korean: [ko]
- Maori: [mi] , [mi]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Scottish Gaelic: [gd]
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Spanish: [es]
- Turkish: [tr]
- Ukrainian: [uk]
- Vietnamese: [vi]
[trans-bottom]
[an examination]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Chinese:
- Czech: [cs] , [cs] , [cs]
- Dutch: [nl] , [nl] , [nl] , [nl]
- Esperanto: [eo] , [eo] , [eo] , [eo]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Georgian: [ka] , [ka] , [ka] , [ka] , [ka] , [ka] , [ka]
- German: [de]
- Greek: [el] , [el]
- Italian: [it]
- Japanese: [ja]
- Korean: [ko]
- Norwegian:
- Polish: [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru] , [ru] , [ru]
- Scottish Gaelic: [gd]
- Serbo-Croatian: [sh] , [sh]
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
- Swedish: [sv] , [sv] , [sv]
- Tagalog: [tl]
- Turkish: [tr] , [tr]
- Ukrainian: [uk] , [uk] , [uk]
- Vietnamese: [vi] , [vi]
- Welsh: [cy]
[trans-bottom]
[operation of finding the contour, dimensions or position as any part of the
Earth's surface]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Chinese:
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
- Greek: [el] , [el]
- Indonesian: [id]
- Irish: [ga]
- Italian: [it]
- Japanese: [ja]
- Korean: [ko]
- Ottoman Turkish: [ota]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru] , [ru]
- Scottish Gaelic: [gd] , [gd]
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
- Vietnamese: [vi]
[trans-bottom]
*** Verb
[en-verb]
1. To inspect , or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook
2. * [book=III]
3. To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine .
4. * [66]
5. * {{ quote-journal | 1=en | year=2012 | author=James Lambert | title=Beyond _Hobson-Jobson_ : A new lexicography for Indian English | journal=World Englishes | page=297 | url=https://benjamins.com/catalog/eww.33.3.03lam
|text=By using the same classification system for all the dictionaries
SURVEYED, it was possible to compare the lexical richness of each against the
other.}}
1. To examine with reference to condition , situation , value , etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of
2. To determine the form , extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurements, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry
3. * [en]
4. * [en]
5. To examine and ascertain , as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same.
6. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1713 | author=Giles Jacob | title=The Complete Court-keeper: Or, Land-steward's Assistant
|passage=all the Tenants Leases and Copies are SURVEYED}}
1. To investigate the opinions, experiences, etc., of people by asking them questions; to conduct a survey; to administer a questionnaire .
**** Synonyms
- [to view with attention as if from on high] [en] , [en] ; [en] , [en] [obs.]
**** Derived terms
{{col3|en |king of all one surveys |surveying |surveyal |surveyance |surveyee
|surveyor }}
**** Translations
[to view as from a high place]
- Finnish: [fi]
- German: [de]
- Japanese: [ja] , [ja] , [ja]
- Korean: [ko] , [ko]
- Latin: [la] , [la]
- Maori: [mi]
- Russian: [ru]
- Spanish: [es] , [es] , [es] , [es] [dated]
- Ukrainian: [uk]
- Vietnamese: [vi]
[trans-bottom]
[to inspect; to examine]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Dutch: [nl] , [nl]
- Estonian: [et]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de] , [de] , [de]
- Japanese: [ja]
- Korean: [ko] , [ko]
- Latin: [la] , [la]
- Maori: [mi] , [mi] , [mi] , [mi] , [mi]
- Ottoman Turkish: [ota]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru] , [ru]
- Spanish: [es]
- Ukrainian: [uk] , [uk]
- Vietnamese: [vi] , [vi] , [vi]
[trans-bottom]
[to determine the status or value of]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- German: [de] , [de] , [de]
- Japanese: [ja]
- Korean: [ko] , [ko]
- Russian: [ru]
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
- Ukrainian: [uk]
- Vietnamese: [vi] , [vi] , [vi]
[trans-bottom]
[to determine the form or borders of]
- Finnish: [fi]
- German: [de]
- Korean: [ko]
- Maori: [mi] , [mi]
- Russian: [ru]
- Scottish Gaelic: [gd]
- Vietnamese: [vi]
[trans-bottom]
[To investigate the opinions or experiences of people by asking questions]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Catalan: [ca]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Hawaiian: [haw]
- Maori: [mi]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl] , [pl]
- Spanish: [es]
- Vietnamese: [vi]
[trans-bottom]
*** References
References:
[1]. The Chambers Dictionary, 9th Ed., 2003
[2]. [R:Dictionary.com]
[3]. [R:Merriam-Webster Online]
[4]. [R:Collins English Dictionary]
[5]. [R:Lexico]
[6]. [R:American Heritage Dictionary]
[en]
** Middle English
*** Verb
[enm]
1. [enm]