observation
ob|ser|va|tion /'ɒbzərv'eɪʃən/ (observations)
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Observation is the action or process of carefully watching someone or something.
...careful observation of the movement of the planets...
In hospital she'll be under observation all the time.
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An observation is something that you have learned by seeing or watching something and thinking about it.
This book contains observations about the causes of addictions.
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If a person makes an observation, they make a comment about something or someone, usually as a result of watching how they behave.
`You're an obstinate man,' she said. `Is that a criticism,' I said, `or just an observation?'.
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Observation is the ability to pay a lot of attention to things and to notice more about them than most people do.
She has good powers of observation.
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Observation is the action or process of carefully watching someone or something.
...careful observation of the movement of the planets...
In hospital she'll be under observation all the time.
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An observation is something that you have learned by seeing or watching something and thinking about it.
This book contains observations about the causes of addictions.
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If a person makes an observation, they make a comment about something or someone, usually as a result of watching how they behave.
`You're an obstinate man,' she said. `Is that a criticism,' I said, `or just an observation?'.
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Observation is the ability to pay a lot of attention to things and to notice more about them than most people do.
She has good powers of observation.