<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.</li><li>to view in detail, especially to inspect, examine, or appraise formally or officially in order to ascertain condition, value, etc.</li><li>to conduct a survey of or among: to survey TV viewers.</li><li>to determine the exact form, boundaries, position, extent, etc., of (a tract of land, section of a country, etc.) by linear and angular measurements and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an act or instance of surveying or of taking a comprehensive view of something: The course is a survey of Italian painting.</li><li>a formal or official examination of the particulars of something, made in order to ascertain condition, character, etc.</li><li>a statement or description embodying the result of this: They presented their survey to the board of directors.</li><li>a sampling, or partial collection, of facts, figures, or opinions taken and used to approximate or indicate what a complete collection and analysis might reveal: The survey showed the percentage of the population that planned to vote.</li><li>the act of determining the exact form, boundaries, position, etc., as of a tract of land or section of a country, by linear measurements, angular measurements, etc.</li><li>the plan or description resulting from such an operation.</li><li>an agency for making determinations: U.S. Geological Survey.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>