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surveying

USsur-VAY-ing/sɚˈveɪ.ɪŋ/UKsuh-VAY-ing/səˈveɪ.ɪŋ/

Noun pluralsurveyings

2 meanings of surveying

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of survey. Use this form for an action happening now or as the name of the activity.

    The workers were surveying the land before they built the road.

    Surveying takes a lot of careful measuring and patience.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The science of measuring land to find exact positions and the distances between points.

    Like using a measuring tape and a map together to find exactly where things are.

    She studied surveying so she could measure building sites correctly.

    Surveying helps builders place roads in exactly the right spot.

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surveying is a form of survey

survey, verb: To ask a group of people questions about their opinions or experiences. Full entry

Forms
surveysurveys he/she/itsurveying -ing formsurveyed past tense, past participle
Spelling
survey → surveying: add -ing

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Origin

This word comes from "survey" plus the ending "-ing."