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4 VERB If you surround yourself with certain people or things, you make sure that you have a lot of them near you all the time. □ [V n + with/by ] He surrounded himself with a hand-picked group of bright young officers. □ [be V -ed + with/by ] They love being surrounded by familiar possessions.

sur|round|ings /səraʊ nd I ŋz/ N‑PLURAL [oft poss N ] When you are describing the place where you are at the moment, or the place where you live, you can refer to it as your surroundings . □  Schumacher adapted effortlessly to his new surroundings.

sur|tax /sɜː ^r tæks/ N‑UNCOUNT Surtax is an additional tax on incomes higher than the level at which ordinary tax is paid. [BUSINESS ] □  …a surtax on holiday home sales.

sur|ti|tle /sɜː ^r ta I t ^ə l/ (surtitles ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] At an opera or play that is being performed in a foreign language, surtitles are a translation or summary of the words, which appear on a screen above the stage.

sur|veil|lance /sə ^r ve I ləns/ N‑UNCOUNT Surveillance is the careful watching of someone, especially by an organization such as the police or the army. □  He was arrested after being kept under constant surveillance. □  Police keep track of the kidnapper using electronic surveillance equipment.

sur|vey ◆◆◇ (surveys , surveying , surveyed ) The noun is pronounced /sɜː ^r ve I /. The verb is pronounced /sə ^r ve I /, and can also be pronounced /sɜː ^r ve I / in meanings 2 and 6 . 1 N‑COUNT If you carry out a survey , you try to find out detailed information about a lot of different people or things, usually by asking people a series of questions. □  According to the survey, overall world trade has also slackened.

2 VERB If you survey a number of people, companies, or organizations, you try to find out information about their opinions or behaviour, usually by asking them a series of questions. □ [V n] Business Development Advisers surveyed 211 companies for the report. □ [V -ed] Only 18 percent of those surveyed opposed the idea.

3 VERB If you survey something, you look at or consider the whole of it carefully. □ [V n] He pushed himself to his feet and surveyed the room.

4 N‑COUNT If someone carries out a survey of an area of land, they examine it and measure it, usually in order to make a map of it. □  …the organizer of the geological survey of India.

5 VERB If someone surveys an area of land, they examine it and measure it, usually in order to make a map of it. □ [V n] The council commissioned geological experts to survey the cliffs.

6 N‑COUNT A survey is a careful examination of the condition and structure of a house, usually carried out in order to give information to a person who wants to buy it. [mainly BRIT ] □  …a structural survey undertaken by a qualified surveyor. in AM, use inspection 7 VERB If someone surveys a house, they examine it carefully and report on its structure, usually in order to give advice to a person who is thinking of buying it. [mainly BRIT ] □ [V n] …the people who surveyed the house for the mortgage. in AM, use inspect COLLOCATIONS survey NOUN

1

noun + survey : consumer, employee, household; opinion; crime

adjective + survey : comprehensive, detailed; national, nationwide, online; annual, recent

verb + survey : carry out, conduct, undertake; commission; publish, release

4

adjective + survey : brief

sur|vey|or /sə ^r ve I ə ^r / (surveyors )

1 N‑COUNT A surveyor is a person whose job is to survey land. □  …the surveyor's maps of the Queen Alexandra Range.

2 N‑COUNT A surveyor is a person whose job is to survey buildings. [BRIT ] □  Our surveyor warned us that the house needed totally rebuilding. in AM, use structural engineer , inspector 3 → see also quantity surveyor

sur|viv|al ◆◇◇ /sə ^r va I v ^ə l/