"surveys" in the noun sense
1. survey, study
a detailed critical inspection
2. sketch, survey, resume
short descriptive summary (of events)
3. view, survey, sight
the act of looking or seeing or observing
"he tried to get a better view of it"
"his survey of the battlefield was limited"
"surveys" in the verb sense
1. survey, appraise
consider in a comprehensive way
"He appraised the situation carefully before acting"
2. survey
look over carefully or inspect
"He surveyed his new classmates"
3. surveil, follow, survey
keep under surveillance
"The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"
4. review, go over, survey
hold a review (of troops)
5. survey
make a survey of for statistical purposes
6. survey
plot a map of (land)
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