observe
verb (used with object)
to see, watch, perceive, or notice.
observing
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present participleof observe.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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In the coming weeks, the team plans to test the coronagraph's ability to block unwanted light, an essential capability for observing faint objects near much brighter ones.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
But it’s also worth observing: He may be completely honest about how he has zero interest in running for president next year.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026
Though it’s all a simulation, the approximately 10-minute conversation with the AI will take place in McKinsey’s very real offices, with partners or interview assessors in the room observing how the candidates do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
It measures how fast distant galaxies are moving away from our home galaxy, the Milky Way, by observing the brightness of supernovae explosions in these far away galaxies.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
As we eat, I find myself observing my grandfather and mother, like I’m a scientist, an Ellie version of Galileo.
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
