observe
IPA: ʌbzˈɝv
noun
- (archaic) An observation (remark, comment or judgement).
verb
- (transitive) To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
- (transitive) To follow or obey the custom, practice, or rules (especially of a religion).
- (transitive) To take note of and celebrate (a holiday or similar occurrence), to keep; to follow (a type of time or calendar reckoning).
- (intransitive) To comment on something; to make an observation.
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Examples of "observe" in Sentences
- Scientists observe reactions.
- The fingernails can be observed.
- The facilitator observes and waits.
- The descriptions are acutely observed.
- The experience of the observer is energy.
- It is independent of the motion of the observer.
- For the Azed puzzle in The Observer, see Azed crossword'
- What the POV characters observe is what the reader hears about.
- The observations are not independent of the participation of the observer.
- The other thing I observe is the population growth: population growth sustains economic growth.
- If that happens, what we will observe is a change in the quantities used for the two sources of energy.
- The accelerating expansion of the universe that we currently observe, is identified as the onset of inflation.
- Even more painfully sad to observe is the way you've ignored everything we've written about OOL and its impact on your claims.
- Despite her martial nature, Zhakkarn is soft-spoken and unobtrusive in peaceful situations, preferring to observe from the background and speak only when necessary, like a good soldier.
- I wonder if the case might be that the sectors that are dominated by computer technology have finally emerged as the leading producers of output, i.e., what we observe is a measurement shift.
- There is a whole category of ersatz adults who've mistaken the apparent staidness of the grownups (who they observe from the outside) for the qualifying characteristic of adulthood and tried to skip the scary merry-go-round.
- "Quite often in mainstream schools, classroom assistants and teachers can do too much for a child – known as the Velcro effect – when in reality it might be better to stand back and observe from a distance and support the child in a different way."
- You are now on the second speed, which you will no doubt observe is considerably faster than the lower speed … Remember that with a motor-car the driver controls the vehicle, and in this it differs from a horse-drawn vehicle, in which the driver is often at the mercy of the animal, to be pulled here, backed there, or upset altogether, should this chance to please the noble quadruped.