survey
verb (used with object)
to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.
have been surveying
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present perfect progressiveof survey.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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The flights have been surveying 12 of the 18 mountain basins monitored by the state, typically flying three or four times annually in each watershed.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2023
She and colleagues have been surveying fellow scientists about professional imperatives to do fieldwork and their decisions about child care.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 21, 2022
She and student volunteers from U-Va. have been surveying households in a one-mile radius of the proposed station.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2018
The former work colleagues have been surveying mountains for about 12 years and took about eight hours to establish Miller Moss's height.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2018
In the Island Queen I have been surveying the coasts of my domain, sailing as close in as I dared, and taking note of every crevice that might be the mouth of a cave.
From Spanish Doubloons by Camilla Kenyon
