Observation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of making and recording a measurement

the act of observing; taking a patient look

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɑːbzɚvˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɒbzəvˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɒbzəvˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɑːbzɚvˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

he reported his observations to the mayor
he escaped the notice of the police

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

notice watching reflection observance reflexion

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of making and recording a measurement
noun	the act of observing; taking a patient look
noun	a remark expressing careful consideration
noun	facts learned by observing “he reported his observations to the mayor”
noun	the act of noticing or paying attention “he escaped the notice of the police”

Word Forms

observe	verb	discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
watch	verb	observe with attention
notice	verb	express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with
observant	adjective	paying close attention especially to details

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Beobachtung

der Vorgang der Durchführung und Aufzeichnung einer Messung

🇪🇸Spanish

observación

el acto de realizar y registrar una medición

🇮🇹Italian

osservazione

l'atto di effettuare e registrare una misurazione

🇳🇱Dutch

observatie

de handeling van het uitvoeren en vastleggen van een meting

🇵🇹Portuguese

observação

o ato de fazer e registrar uma medição

🇷🇺Russian

наблюдение

акт производства и записи измерений

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अवलोकन

माप बनाने और रिकॉर्ड करने का कार्य

🇧🇩Bengali

পর্যবেক্ষণ

একটি পরিমাপ তৈরি এবং রেকর্ড করার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

கவனிப்பு

ஒரு அளவீட்டை உருவாக்கி பதிவு செய்யும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

పరిశీలన

కొలతను తయారు చేయడం మరియు రికార్డ్ చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

निरीक्षण

मोजमाप बनवण्याची आणि रेकॉर्ड करण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવલોકન

માપ બનાવવા અને રેકોર્ડ કરવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ವೀಕ್ಷಣೆ

ಅಳತೆಯನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವ ಮತ್ತು ದಾಖಲಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിരീക്ഷണം

ഒരു അളവ് ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നതിനും രേഖപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതിനുമുള്ള പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰੀਖਣ

ਇੱਕ ਮਾਪ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਅਤੇ ਰਿਕਾਰਡ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

مشاہدہ

پیمائش بنانے اور ریکارڈ کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

观察

进行和记录测量的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

観察

測定を行って記録する行為

🇰🇷Korean

관찰

측정을 하고 기록하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quan sát

hành động thực hiện và ghi lại một phép đo

🇹🇭Thai

การสังเกต

การทำและบันทึกการวัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengamatan

tindakan membuat dan mencatat pengukuran

🇵🇭Filipino

pagmamasid

ang gawa ng paggawa at pagtatala ng isang sukat

🇲🇾Malay

pemerhatian

perbuatan membuat dan merekod ukuran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملاحظة

فعل صنع وتسجيل القياس

🇮🇷Persian

مشاهده

عمل ساخت و ثبت اندازه گیری

🇹🇷Turkish

gözlem

ölçüm yapma ve kaydetme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַצְפִּית

פעולת ביצוע ורישום מדידה

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