surveying
Meaning of surveying
- the profession or work of examining and recording the area and features of a piece of land so as to construct a map, plan, or detailed description of it.
a chartered surveyor has acquired a practical knowledge of surveying
modern surveying equipment
- look closely at or examine (someone or something).
her green eyes surveyed him coolly
I surveyed the options
- examine and record the area and features of (an area of land) so as to construct a map, plan, or description.
he surveyed the coasts of New Zealand
- investigate the opinions or experience of (a group of people) by asking them questions.
95 per cent of patients surveyed were satisfied with the health service
late Middle English (in the sense ‘examine and ascertain the condition of’): from Anglo-Norman French surveier, from medieval Latin supervidere, from super- ‘over’ + videre ‘to see’. The early sense of the noun (late 15th century) was ‘supervision’.
Information about surveying
- The plural form of surveying is: surveyings.
- Languages in which surveying is used:
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Hyphenation of surveying
sur-vey-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- surveying is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
surveying synonyms
Meaning watch (someone or something) carefully and attentively:
Meaning look at or inspect:
Meaning look thoughtfully for a long time at:
Meaning gaze at steadily in a particular way:
Meaning perceive with the eyes; discern visually:
Meaning look at closely or with interest:
Meaning examine or inspect closely and thoroughly:
Meaning inspect (someone or something) thoroughly in order to determine their nature or condition:
Meaning examine (someone or something) to ensure that they reach an official standard:
Meaning look at all parts of (something) carefully in order to detect some feature:
Meaning devote time and attention to gaining knowledge of (an academic subject), especially by means of books:
Meaning look attentively at:
Meaning survey or evaluate (a subject or past events):
Meaning make a careful and critical examination of (something):
Meaning see or observe (someone or something, especially of remarkable or impressive nature):
Words that rhyme with surveying
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