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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Survey \Sur*vey"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surveyed; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Surveying.] [OF. surveoir, surveer; sur, sor, over, E.
     sur + veoir, veeir, to see, F. voir, L. videre. See Sur-,
     and Vision, and cf. Supervise.]
     1. To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as
        from a high place; to overlook; as, to stand on a hill,
        and survey the surrounding country.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Round he surveys and well might, where he stood,
              So high above.                        --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              With such altered looks, . . .
              All pale and speechless, he surveyed me round.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To examine with reference to condition, situation, value,
        etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of; as, to survey
        a building in order to determine its value and exposure to
        loss by fire.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. 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 measurments, and the application of the
        principles of geometry and trigonometry; as, to survey
        land or a coast.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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. [Eng.] --Jacob (Law Dict.).
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Survey \Sur*vey"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surveyed; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Surveying.] [OF. surveoir, surveer; sur, sor, over, E.
     sur + veoir, veeir, to see, F. voir, L. videre. See Sur-,
     and Vision, and cf. Supervise.]
     1. To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as
        from a high place; to overlook; as, to stand on a hill,
        and survey the surrounding country.
  
              Round he surveys and well might, where he stood, So
              high above.                           --Milton.
  
     2. To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.
  
              With such altered looks, . . . All pale and
              speechless, he surveyed me round.     --Dryden.
  
     3. To examine with reference to condition, situation, value,
        etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of; as, to survey
        a building in order to determine its value and exposure to
        loss by fire.
  
     4. 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 measurments, and the application of the
        principles of geometry and trigonometry; as, to survey
        land or a coast.
  
     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. [Eng.] --Jacob (Law Dict.).

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  surveyed
     vb.
     (infl of en survey  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  surveyed
     vb.
     (infl of en survey  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  surveyed
     vb.
     (infl of en survey  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  surveyed
     vb.
     (infl of en survey  ed-form)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Surveyed /səvˈeɪd/
  ممسوح

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  surveyed /səvˈeɪd/ 
  zkoumaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  surveyed /səvˈeɪd/ 
  prohlédnutý