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surveyed

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  1. To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook“He stood on a hill, and surveyed the surrounding country.”
  2. To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.
  3. To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of“It was his job to survey buildings in order to determine their value and risks.”
  4. To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurements, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry“to survey land or a coast”

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