survey in WordNet English dictionary

1. consider in a comprehensive way
   "He appraised the situation carefully before acting"
   survey  appraise 
   
2. keep under surveillance
   "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"
   surveil  follow  survey 
   
3. hold a review (of troops)
   review  go over  survey 
   
4. plot a map of (land)
   survey 
   
5. make a survey of; for statistical purposes
   survey 
   
6. look over carefully or inspect
   "He surveyed his new classmates"
   survey 
   

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