noun
    
    plural -veys
    
    [count] an activity in which many people are asked a question or a series of questions in order to gather information about what most people do or think about something :poll
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    an act of studying something in order to make a judgment about it
    
    
    
    
    
    an act of measuring and examining an area of land
    
    
    
    a general description of or report about a subject or situation
    
    
    
    
    
    Brit :a close examination of a building to see if it is in good condition
    
    
    
    verb
    
    -veys; -veyed; -veying
    
    [+ obj] to ask (many people) a question or a series of questions in order to gather information about what most people do or think about something
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    to look at and examine all parts of (something)
    
    
    
    
    
    to measure and examine (an area of land)
    
    
    
    to give a general description or report of (something, such as a subject or a situation)
    
    
    
    Brit :to examine (a building) to make sure it is in good condition