observe
verb (used with object)
to see, watch, perceive, or notice.
observes
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present tense formof observe (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The author observes that they had timed things perfectly to catch a rising wave of Halloween business and seasonal tourism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Flavio Bolsonaro wears a black shirt and shoulders a backpack as he disembarks the plane alongside his wife and two daughters, AFP observes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
As Willy observes, it also educated listeners about Puerto Rico with context they didn’t have beforehand, making an album like “Libertad” potentially more approachable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
To investigate Masaya's underground activity, the researchers analyzed measurements collected by the Sentinel-1 satellite, which observes the volcano approximately once every 12 days.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
As Silver observes, “Ten minutes without a pulse or sufficient blood oxygen levels is more than enough time to do severe neurological damage.”
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
