observer
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[edit] Etymology
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- IPA: /əbˈzɜ:və/
[edit] Noun
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observer (plural observers)
- One who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
- Most impartial observers agreed that Sampras had not served well.
- One who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.
- I shall be an observer of the local customs.
- A person sent as a representative, to a meeting or other function to monitor but not to participate
- The UN sent many observers to the country's first elections.
- (military) A crew member on an aircraft who makes observations of enemy positions or aircraft
- The only crew-member to survive the crash was the Canadian observer.
- (military) A sentry etc. manning an observation post
- We waited till dusk when the observers' vision was poorest.
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[edit] Translations
he who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
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person sent, as a representative, to a meeting or other function to monitor but not to participate
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crew member on an aircraft who makes observations of enemy positions or aircraft
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sentry etc manning an observation post
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[edit] External links
- observer in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- observer in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] French
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Verb
observer
[edit] Conjugation
Conjugation of observer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | observer | avoir observé | |||||
| gerund | en observant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | observant | ||||||
| past participle | observé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | observe | observes | observe | observons | observez | observent |
| imperfect | observais | observais | observait | observions | observiez | observaient | |
| past historic | observai | observas | observa | observâmes | observâtes | observèrent | |
| future | observerai | observeras | observera | observerons | observerez | observeront | |
| conditional | observerais | observerais | observerait | observerions | observeriez | observeraient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | observe | observes | observe | observions | observiez | observent |
| imperfect | observasse | observasses | observât | observassions | observassiez | observassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | observe | — | observons | observez | — | ||
[edit] Derived terms
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- observance , observantin m.
- observatoire m.
[edit] Latin
[edit] Verb
observer
- first-person singular present passive subjunctive of observō.
