See vs Survey - What's the difference?
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To perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight.
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# To witness or observe by personal experience.
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To form a mental picture of.
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, title= # (label) To understand.
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, title= # To come to a realization of having been mistaken or misled.
(label) To meet, to visit.
# To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit.
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# To date frequently.
(label) To ensure that something happens, especially while witnessing it.
(label) To respond to another player's bet with a bet of equal value.
To foresee, predict, or prophesy.
To determine by trial or experiment; to find out (if'' or ''whether ).
(used in the imperative ) Used to emphasise a proposition.
A diocese, archdiocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop, especially an archbishop.
The office of a bishop or archbishop; bishopric or archbishopric
A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.
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The act of surveying; a general view, as from above.
* (and other bibliographic particulars) (John Denham)
A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.
An examination of the opinions of a group of people.
A questionnaire or similar instrument used for examining the opinions of a group the people.
The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the earth's surface.
A measured plan and description of any portion of country.
To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook; as, to stand on a hill, and survey the surrounding country.
* (and other bibliographic particulars) (John Milton)
To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.
* (and other bibliographic particulars) (John Dryden)
To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of; as, to survey a building in order to determine its value and exposure to loss by fire.
To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurements, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry; as, to survey land or a coast.
To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same.
See is a related term of survey.
As nouns the difference between see and survey
is that see is while survey is the act of surveying; a general view, as from above.As a verb survey is
to inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook; as, to stand on a hill, and survey the surrounding country.see
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .Verb
Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage=Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path.
- Verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
Wings of Desire, passage=It is not just that we see birds as little versions of ourselves. It is also that, at the same time, they stand outside any moral process. They are utterly indifferent. This absolute oblivion on their part, this lack of sharing, is powerful.}}
Our banks are out of control, passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic
- And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death.
Synonyms
* (perceive with the eyes) behold, descry, espy, observe, view * (understand) follow, get, understandDerived terms
* aftersee * besee * foresee * forsee * insee * missee * outsee * oversee * see a man about a dog * see for * see things * see someone right * see stars * see the light of day * see through * see-through * see with one's own eyes * undersee * unseeSee also
* look * sight * watchEtymology 2
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- Jove laughed on Venus from his sovereign see .
Derived terms
* Holy SeeSee also
* cathedra * cathedral * chair * throneStatistics
*External links
* (wikipedia "see")survey
English
Noun
(wikipedia survey) (en noun)- Under his proud survey the city lies.
- A survey''' of the stores of a ship; a '''survey''' of roads and bridges; a '''survey of buildings.
- The local council conducted a survey of its residents to help it decide whether to go ahead with the roadside waste collection service.
- I just filled out that survey on roadside waste pick-up.
- The owners of the adjoining plots had conflicting surveys .
Synonyms
* (act of surveying) prospect, surveil * (particular view) reviewDerived terms
* trigonometric surveyVerb
(en verb)- Round he surveys and well might, where he stood, So high above.
- With such altered looks, . . . All pale and speechless, he surveyed me round.