Betekenis van survey In het Nederlands

• 0 an examination of opinions, behaviour, etc., made by asking people questions:

  • A recent survey found/revealed/showed that 58 percent of people did not know where their heart is.

  • to conduct/carry out/do a survey

• 1 the measuring and recording of the details of an area of land:

  • a geological survey

  • His new book is a survey of European theatre in the 19th century.

• 2 to look at or examine all of something, especially carefully:

  • He got out of the car to survey the damage.

  • She has written a book which surveys (= describes in detail) the history of feminism.

  • Before the new railway was built, its route was carefully surveyed.

• 3 to ask people questions in order to find out about their opinions or behaviour:

  • The researchers surveyed the attitudes of 2,500 college students.

  • Many of the listeners surveyed said that they were not satisfied with the station's programming.

• 4 a set of questions people are asked to gather information or find out their opinions, or the information gathered by asking many people the same questions:

  • A recent survey found that working women want better child care and flexible hours.

• 5 the measuring and recording of the details of an area of land:

  • Geological surveys are an important tool used in locating oil reserves.

• 6 a description of the whole of a subject:

  • His new book is a survey of contemporary Latin American architecture.

• 7 to look at or examine all of something:

  • After we’d finished painting the kitchen, we stood back and surveyed our work.

• 8 to measure and describe the details of an area of land:

  • The property must be surveyed before you can buy it.

• 9 to ask people questions in order to find out about their opinions and behavior:

  • Researchers surveyed the political opinions of 2000 college students.

• 10 an examination of people's opinions, behaviour, etc. made, for example, by asking them questions:

  • a survey finds/reveals/shows A survey of 584 companies has found that there is no relationship between a company's sales incentive plan structure and its gain or loss in market share.

  • conduct/carry out/do a survey We should conduct a survey to find out what our customers really want.

• 11 the measuring and recording of the details of an area of land:

  • A detailed survey of the building plot has already been carried out.

• 12 an examination of the structure of a building by a specially trained person to check what condition it is in:

  • We should schedule an independent survey of the property before we agree to buy it.

  • The survey revealed a number of problems that will have to be repaired.

• 13 to ask people questions in order to find out about their opinions or behaviour:

  • The researchers surveyed the attitudes of 2,500 night shift workers.

• 14 to look at or examine all of something in detail:

  • She has written a book which surveys the history of the PR industry.

• 15 to measure an area of land and to record the details of it:

  • The land will have to be surveyed in detail before the building project can begin.

• 16 when a building is surveyed, it is examined carefully by a specially trained person, to see what condition it is in:

  • We had the house surveyed.