observe
verb (used with object)
to see, watch, perceive, or notice.
am observing
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present progressiveof observe (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Today is International Women’s Day, and I am observing it in accordance with my own personal tradition: by dissecting a decade-old television episode to understand the persistence of gender inequality.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
Nevertheless, making its acquaintance was darkly fascinating because even when I cannot fix something, understanding what I am observing reassures me.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
“Then they ask if I am observing them.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2019
Yet here I am, observing on my own Snap Map friends around the world – some of whom, I see, have recently moved house.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 7, 2017
I don’t pretend to be wise, but I am observing, and I see a great deal more than you’d imagine.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
