surveyed
- 1Simple past and past participle of survey.
The geologists surveyed the valley floor for signs of mineral deposits.
Residents were surveyed about their commuting habits over a two-week period.
Note
One regular spelling does the work of both past forms. The y of survey stays before -ed because a vowel comes before it, unlike carry and carried. As a participle it forms the perfect (have surveyed) and the passive. In the passive, the subject shows which meaning is intended: a coast or a tract of land is surveyed when it is measured, while people are surveyed when they are asked questions.
surveyed is a form of survey
survey, verb: To investigate the opinions or experiences of people by asking them questions, as by administering a questionnaire. Full entry
- Spelling
- survey → surveyed: add -ed
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