survey
verb (used with object)
to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.
had surveyed
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past perfectof survey.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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"Knowledge gaps are huge", Dhaka's IID policy research centre warned on Tuesday, saying just over a third of people it had surveyed - 37 percent -- know what the charter includes.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
An administration official denied that Witkoff held a meeting with Zhao at the conference or that he had surveyed people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
A 2024 Brennan Center for Justice report found that nearly half of the 1,700 state lawmakers the progressive think tank had surveyed said they had experienced threats or attacks in the past three years.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2025
It was the first time the company had surveyed the issue.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
“I wish to have a private conference with you two,” said he, when he had surveyed me at his leisure.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
