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

101 sentences
  1. Science is based on very careful observations.

    Наука базується на дуже ретельних спостереженнях. — deniko

    deWissenschaft basiert auf äußerst sorgfältiger Beobachtung. — xtofu80

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

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

  4. Tom is under observation.

  5. It was just an observation.

    deDas war nur eine Beobachtung. — LdrummerBoy

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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