surveying (verb)
1surveying — survey sur‧vey 2 [ˈsɜːveɪ, səˈveɪ ǁ ˈsɜːr , sər ] verb [transitive] 1. to ask a group of people a set of questions to find out about their opinions or behaviour: • The agency surveys executives in about 300 companies around the country. • Only… …
2survey — verb (t) /sɜˈveɪ / (say ser vay), /ˈsɜveɪ / (say servay) 1. to take a general or comprehensive view of. 2. to view in detail, especially to inspect or examine formally or officially in order to ascertain condition, value, etc. 3. to determine the …
3survey — verb sə veɪ 1》 look carefully and thoroughly at. 2》 examine and record the area and features of (an area of land) so as to construct a map, plan, or description. 3》 Brit. examine and report on the condition of (a building), especially for a… …
4scrutinize — verb ( nized; nizing) Date: 1671 transitive verb to examine closely and minutely intransitive verb to make a scrutiny • scrutinizer noun Synonyms: scrutinize, scan, inspect, examine mean to look at or over. scrutinize stresses close attent …
5offset — verb (offset, offsetting) –verb (t) /ˈɒfsɛt / (say ofset), /ɒfˈsɛt / (say of set) 1. to balance by something else as an equivalent: to offset one thing by another. 2. to counterbalance as an equivalent does; compensate for: the gains offset the… …
6watch the world go by — verb To pause and remain still whilst doing nothing but surveying the environment around oneself. I think Ill just sit under this tree and watch the world go by …
7dip — verb (dips, dipping, dipped) 1》 (dip something in/into) put or let something down quickly or briefly in or into (liquid). ↘make (a candle) by immersing a wick repeatedly in hot wax. 2》 sink, drop, or slope downwards. ↘(of a level or… …
8triangulate — verb trʌɪ aŋgjʊleɪt 1》 divide (an area) into triangles for surveying purposes. ↘measure and map (an area) by the use of triangles with a known base length and base angles. ↘determine (a height, distance, or location) in this way. 2》 form… …
9survey — ♦♦ surveys, surveying, surveyed (The noun is pronounced [[t]sɜ͟ː(r)veɪ[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]sə(r)ve͟ɪ[/t]], and can also be pronounced [[t]sɜ͟ː(r)veɪ[/t]] in meanings 2 and 6.) 1) N COUNT If you carry out a survey, you try to find out …
10level — /ˈlɛvəl / (say levuhl) adjective 1. having no part higher than another; having an even surface. 2. being in a plane parallel to the plane of the horizon; horizontal. 3. on an equality, as one thing with another, or two or more things with one… …
