survey
verb (used with object)
to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.
has been surveying
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present perfect progressiveof survey (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Graham has been surveying chief financial officers about their expectations for their companies and the overall economy for 30 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
But the broader study, called Chill, has been surveying children and the way they travel to school for the last five years.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2024
To establish priorities, the union has been surveying its members and found them eager to claw back some of what was lost in 2013.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2023
“The question then, is where would you rather be?” said Mark DiCamillo, who directed the poll for Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies and has been surveying California voters for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2022
Jim has been surveying the preparations with a critical and professional eye, for professional purposes.
From Sevenoaks by J. G. (Josiah Gilbert) Holland
