Translation
to observe, to watch
Examples
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He watched the birds in the garden for a long time.
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I observe that you are tired.
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The doctor observed the sick child.
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We will observe the sky for the whole night.
silente .
She watched him silently from the corner.
is watching with attention and purpose: the scientist, the doctor, the person keeping an eye on something. is the neutral act of looking, is the flash of noticing. Note that the English sense of observing a rule or a custom does not carry over - for that you want or . The root gives o for observation as an activity, observanto for an observer, and o for an observatory, which is a satisfying piece of Esperanto joinery.
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