observe
verb (used with object)
to see, watch, perceive, or notice.
are observing
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present progressiveof observe.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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Already, officials are observing higher tides than typical.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
"I think most people are observing what I'm sharing with an educational message and they're not going out to just replicate that."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
It provides information about both the galaxy's distance and how far back in time we are observing it.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026
But increasingly they are observing governments in countries like Iran and Myanmar emerging from internet shutdowns with a supercharged ability to censor internet access.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
In that case, the more distant the galaxy, the earlier in its history we are observing it, and the more likely it is that we should see it as a quasar.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
