Meaning

8 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance)

    Beobachtung

    наблюде́ниеnabljudénije

    спостере́женняsposteréžennja, нагляда́нняnahljadánnja, на́глядnáhljad

    the act of observing; taking a patient look

  2. (countable, uncountable)The act of noting and recording some event; or the record of such noting.

    наблюде́ниеnabljudénije

    the act of making and recording a measurement

  3. (countable, uncountable)A remark or comment.

    Bemerkung

    замеча́ниеzamečánije

    спостере́женняsposteréžennja

    a remark expressing careful consideration

  4. (countable, uncountable)A judgement based on observing.

    facts learned by observing

  5. (countable, uncountable)An evaluation conducted through observing.

    I need to do your observation before the end of the week.

  6. (countable, uncountable)Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance.

  7. (countable, uncountable)A regime under which a subject is routinely observed.

  8. (countable, uncountable)A realization of a random variable.

Examples

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  1. Science is based on very careful observations.

    Наука базується на дуже ретельних спостереженнях.

    deWissenschaft basiert auf äußerst sorgfältiger Beobachtung.

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  2. His observations are sharp, but he doesn't say much.

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  3. Tom was kept in the hospital overnight for observation.

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  4. Tom is under observation.

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  5. It was just an observation.

    deDas war nur eine Beobachtung.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
act of observing or being observed:
Русский
By meaning 2
act of observing or being observed:
remark or comment:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
act of observing or being observed:
remark or comment:

Origin

From Middle English observacion, borrowed from Middle French observacion. Also a borrowing

From Middle English observacion, borrowed from Middle French observacion. Also a borrowing from French observation and a learned borrowing from Latin observātiō(n-).

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