See Also: Observation(medicine)
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observation (oh)



[U and C] the process of watching something or someone carefully for a period of time
observation of
::Bloomfield's approach to linguistics was based on observation of the language.
::He spent two nights under under close observation in hospital.
::His orders were to keep the men under observation .
::Art classes help develop children's powers of observation .
:: Careful observation suggests that this is not the case.
:: Detailed observations were carried out on the behaviour of the students.
::From their direct observations , children absorb a model of marriage.
[C] something that you notice when watching something or someone
::Some interesting observations emerged from this research.
[C] a spoken or written remark about something you have noticed
observation on
::Darwin's observations on the habits of certain birds
observation about
::Paz makes some observations about the role of the critic.
[U] the act of obeying a law etc
-synonym observance observance
-- observational adj
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
be under observation (=being watched carefully)
keep somebody under observation
somebody's powers of observation (=someone's ability to notice things)
close/careful/detailed observation
direct observation
personal observation