survey
verb (used with object)
to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.
am surveying
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present progressiveof survey (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But that blindness intrudes: I am surveying a piece of property near Salem, it seems.
From Voices from the Past by Paul Alexander Bartlett
"At present I am surveying, though I cannot, of course, become a surveyor," he said.
From A Damaged Reputation by Harold Bindloss
I am surveying the road, General, by which the allied army is likely to advance.
From In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain by Charles Mills Sheldon
“Yes, I am surveying on the line along with the 90 others,” I answered.
From Desert Dust by J. Clinton Shepherd
Why, I took in a bushel at least at the Second Manassas, but I still live, and here I am, surveying this peaceful domestic scene.
From The Star of Gettysburg A Story of Southern High Tide by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
