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present participle of survey
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1
to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information
- surveyed the medical residents and found out that 60% of them don't think they get enough sleep
Synonyms for surveying
- canvassing
- (also canvasing),
- interviewing,
- polling,
- soliciting
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2
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
- surveyed the books at the estate sale, fondly hoping to find a rare first edition
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The first known use of surveying was in 1682
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