resurvey
verb[T]
(alsore-survey)uk/ˌriːˈsɜː.veɪ/usresurveyverb[T](LOOK AT)
tomeasureanareaoflandagain andrecordthedetailsof it,especiallyon amap:
Thewholeareawas remeasured and resurveyed bysatellite.
We now need to have theborderre-surveyed andassertourhistoricrightsto theriver.
toexaminesomethingcarefullyagain:
Afterreadingthereport, I resurveyed theliteratureon the use of thedruginpsychiatricmedicine.
We had to re-survey theareatoestablishthedistributionof the twospecies.
- He re-surveyed eightregions, which had first beenstudiedin the early 20thcentury.
- Theyestablishedajointboundarycommissionto resurvey theborder.
Measuring & weighing
- cost-of-living index
- decibel
- gage
- life-size
- measure
- measuresomethingout
- measure up
- meter
- non-quantitative
- pacesomethingoff/out
- pinhole
- planimetric
- plumb
- proof
- quantifiable
- quantification
- RBC
- rise
- survey
- telemetry
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Using the eyes
resurveyverb[T](QUESTIONS)
toaskpeoplequestionsabouttheiropinionsorbehaviouragain, andcomparetheiranswerswithearlieranswers:
After thelecture,studentswere re-surveyed, withfascinatingresults.
They resurveyedgovernmentemployeeswho hadfiledhealthcomplaintsandfoundthat 55%continuedtoreportproblems.
- Theytestedagroupofyoungpeopletomeasuretheirreceptivitytotobaccoadvertising, and then resurveyed them threeyearslater.
Questioning people & asking questions in general
- ask aftersomeone
- ask questions ofsomeone/somethingidiom
- besomeone'sfor the askingidiom
- beat
- beatsomethingout ofsomeone
- bombard
- cross-examine
- doorstep
- enquire
- inquire withinidiom
- interviewer
- pin
- putsomeonetosomethingidiom
- Q, q
- reinterview
- retest
- rhetorically
- roll
- survey
- the third degreeidiom
resurvey
noun[CorU]
(alsore-survey)uk/ˌriːˈsɜː.veɪ/usanoccasionon which anareaoflandismeasuredand thedetailsrecordedagain:
Theworkinvolvedsystematicresurveys ofcoalfieldareas.
A re-survey of 1,000lakesfirststudiedin the 1970sshowedthat many haveshrunk.
- Most of thelandwillundergoadetailedresurvey at 1:10 000.
- The secondgrantwasbasedon anentireresurvey of theland.
Measuring & weighing
- cost-of-living index
- decibel
- gage
- life-size
- measure
- measuresomethingout
- measure up
- meter
- non-quantitative
- pacesomethingoff/out
- pinhole
- planimetric
- plumb
- proof
- quantifiable
- quantification
- RBC
- rise
- survey
- telemetry
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Maps & map-making