survey
[verb ser-vey; noun sur-vey, ser-vey]
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to survey land; practice surveying.
noun, plural sur·veys.
Origin of survey
1425–75; late Middle English surveien (v.) < Anglo-French surveier, Middle French surv(e)ier, surveoir to oversee, equivalent to sur- sur-1 + v(e)ier < Latin vidēre to see
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survey
verb (sɜːˈveɪ, ˈsɜːveɪ)
noun (ˈsɜːveɪ)
Word Origin for survey
C15: from French surveoir, from sur- 1 + veoir to see, from Latin vidēre
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