survey

nouns

a detailed critical inspection
study, survey
short descriptive summary (of events)
resume, sketch, survey
the act of looking or seeing or observing
"he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"
sight, survey, view

verbs

consider in a comprehensive way
"He appraised the situation carefully before acting"
appraise, survey
look over carefully or inspect
"He surveyed his new classmates"
survey
entails
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
"She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"
look
is a type of (narrower)
observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
"The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"
examine, see
keep under surveillance
"The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"
follow, surveil, survey
hold a review (of troops)
go over, review, survey
make a survey of; for statistical purposes
survey
is derived from
surveyor
is a type of (narrower)
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
"analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
analyse, analyze, canvas, canvass, examine, study
plot a map of (land)
survey
is derived from
surveyor
is derived from
surveying
entails
express as a number or measure or quantity
"Can you quantify your results?"
measure, quantify
is a type of (narrower)
make a mathematical calculation or computation
calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out