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10 Language-to-English DictionariesObserve
/əbˈzɜːv/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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To watch carefully the way something happens or someone behaves.
"She sat by the window to observe the birds in the garden."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French observer, from Latin observare, from ob- 'towards, in view of' + servare 'to heed, keep'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Observe" is said worldwide
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observer
Transliteration: observer
"Il aime observer les étoiles la nuit."
beobachten
Transliteration: beobachten
"Wir können das Verhalten der Tiere beobachten."
osservare
Transliteration: osservare
"È importante osservare le regole del traffico."
observar
Transliteration: observar
"El científico se dispone a observar la muestra."
observar
Transliteration: observar
"Precisamos observar atentamente os detalhes."
अवलोकन करना
Transliteration: avalokan karna
"वैज्ञानिकों ने इस घटना का अवलोकन किया।"
观察
Transliteration: guānchá
"学生们正在用显微镜观察细胞。"
관찰하다
Transliteration: gwanchalhada
"우리는 자연의 변화를 관찰할 수 있다."
観察する
Transliteration: kansatsu suru
"彼は鳥の行動を注意深く観察した。"
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