observe
verb (used with object)
to see, watch, perceive, or notice.
observed
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past participleof observe.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof observe.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
observeverb (used with object)to see, watch, perceive, or notice.
Example Sentences
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“Hitler’s Germany unleashed the Furies of war,” Weirich observed after the Nazi invasion of Poland in September 1939.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Using scanning tunneling microscopy, a technique capable of imaging surfaces at the atomic level, the researchers confirmed that the steps ran parallel to one another and directly observed vortices positioned along them.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
The Lions will fulfil their fixture against La Rochelle, which kicks off at 17:30 BST, in Andrews' honour, while a moment's silence will be observed at all the opening round's fixtures.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
The Israeli military said at the time that armed fighters had fired on the soldiers, who had "fired back at a suspect who observed" them, and that the details of the incident were under review.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
“A misery contest is not worth entering, for one only wins by losing,” as Agatha Swanburne once observed, and yet there are many who insist on holding such competitions, even to this very day.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
