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Translation

to observe, to watch

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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.

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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, for an observer, and o for an observatory, which is a satisfying piece of Esperanto joinery.

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This word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 6: observi, brava, impreso and 7 more words.