observe

[US]/əbˈzɜːv/
[UK]/əbˈzɜːrv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. Tarkkailla tarkasti ja huolellisesti; opiskella
vt. Nähdä; huomata; noudattaa; pitää kiinni.
Word Forms
Past Tenseobserved
Past Participleobserved
Third Person Singularobserves
Present Participleobserving

Phrases & Collocations

carefully observe

tarkkaile huolellisesti

casually observe

tarkkaile satunnaisesti

observe quietly

tarkkaile hiljaa

observe on

tarkkaile päällä

Example Sentences

to observe a phenomenon

tarkkailla ilmiötä

to observe the stars

tarkkailla tähtiä

to observe a tradition

tarkkailla perinteitä

to observe a ritual

tarkkailla rituaaleja

to observe a custom

tarkkailla tapoja

to observe a pattern

tarkkailla kaavaa

to observe a trend

tarkkailla trendiä

to observe a behavior

tarkkailla käytöstä

Real-world Examples

" Observe, " said the Director triumphantly, " observe."

" Tarkkaile, " sanoi johtaja voittokaudella, " tarkkaile."

Source: Brave New World

Come now, Harry. The niceties must be observed.

No niin, Harry. kohteliaisuudet on noudatettava.

Source: Exciting moments of Harry Potter

It required that financial derivatives be traded in exchanges that all market participants can observe.

Se edellytti, että johdannaisinstrumenttejä kauppasiin pörsseihin, joissa kaikki markkinatoimijat voivat tarkkailla.

Source: Economic Crash Course

Take careful notes on what you observe.

Ota tarkasti muistiin mitä tarkkailet.

Source: New York Times

You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear.

Näet, mutta et tarkkaile. Erot ovat selvät.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Bohemia

But character, well, character is observed, it is witnessed.

Mutta luonne, no, luonne on tarkkailtava, sitä todistetaan.

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

A national day of mourning is being observed.

Kansallinen surupäivä on kunnioitettu.

Source: BBC World Headlines

A similar pattern can be observed outside America.

Samankaltainen kuvio voidaan havaita Yhdysvaltojen ulkopuolella.

Source: Dominance Episode 1

This is what researchers observe during their study.

Tämä on sitä, mitä tutkijat tarkkailevat tutkimuksensa aikana.

Source: The Great Science Revelation

So we can simulate the recordings that would be observed in patients.

Joten voimme simuloida tallenteita, joita potilailla havaitaan.

Source: BBC Listening August 2016 Collection

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