observer
See also: observér
English
Etymology
From observe + -er.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /əbˈzɝvɚ/, /ɑb-/
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- (UK) IPA(key): /əbˈzɜːvə/, /ɒb-/
Noun
observer (plural observers)
- One who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
- Most impartial observers agreed that Sampras had not served well.
- One who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.
- I shall be an observer of the local customs.
- A person sent as a representative, to a meeting or other function to monitor but not to participate
- The UN sent many observers to the country's first elections.
- A country or other entity which has limited participation rights within an organization.
- The Vatican and Palestine have observer status at the UN.
- (military) A crew member on an aircraft who makes observations of enemy positions or aircraft
- The only crew-member to survive the crash was the Canadian observer.
- (military) A sentry etc. manning an observation post
- We waited till dusk when the observers' vision was poorest.
Synonyms
- beholder (sense 1 only)
Hyponyms
- air observer
- interobserver
- political observer
Derived terms
- interobserver
- observance
- observant
- observation
- observational
- observatory
- observe
Related terms
- observer pattern
Translations
one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
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one who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.
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person sent to monitor but not to participate
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entity with limited participation rights
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aircraft crew member
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one manning an observation post
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Further reading
- observer in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- observer in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin observāre, present active infinitive of observo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔp.sɛʁ.ve/
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Verb
observer
- to observe, watch
- to note, notice
- to keep, maintain
Conjugation
Conjugation of observer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive | simple | observer | |||||
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compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
present participle or gerund1 | simple | observant /ɔp.sɛʁ.vɑ̃/ | |||||
compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
past participle | observé /ɔp.sɛʁ.ve/ | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
(simple tenses) | present | observe /ɔp.sɛʁv/ | observes /ɔp.sɛʁv/ | observe /ɔp.sɛʁv/ | observons /ɔp.sɛʁ.vɔ̃/ | observez /ɔp.sɛʁ.ve/ | observent /ɔp.sɛʁv/ |
imperfect | observais /ɔp.sɛʁ.vɛ/ | observais /ɔp.sɛʁ.vɛ/ | observait /ɔp.sɛʁ.vɛ/ | observions /ɔp.sɛʁ.vjɔ̃/ | observiez /ɔp.sɛʁ.vje/ | observaient /ɔp.sɛʁ.vɛ/ | |
past historic2 | observai /ɔp.sɛʁ.ve/ | observas /ɔp.sɛʁ.va/ | observa /ɔp.sɛʁ.va/ | observâmes /ɔp.sɛʁ.vam/ | observâtes /ɔp.sɛʁ.vat/ | observèrent /ɔp.sɛʁ.vɛʁ/ | |
future | observerai /ɔp.sɛʁ.və.ʁe/ | observeras /ɔp.sɛʁ.və.ʁa/ | observera /ɔp.sɛʁ.və.ʁa/ | observerons /ɔp.sɛʁ.və.ʁɔ̃/ | observerez /ɔp.sɛʁ.və.ʁe/ | observeront /ɔp.sɛʁ.və.ʁɔ̃/ | |
conditional | observerais /ɔp.sɛʁ.və.ʁɛ/ | observerais /ɔp.sɛʁ.və.ʁɛ/ | observerait /ɔp.sɛʁ.və.ʁɛ/ | observerions /ɔp.sɛʁ.və.ʁjɔ̃/ | observeriez /ɔp.sɛʁ.və.ʁje/ | observeraient /ɔp.sɛʁ.və.ʁɛ/ | |
(compound tenses) | present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
(simple tenses) | present | observe /ɔp.sɛʁv/ | observes /ɔp.sɛʁv/ | observe /ɔp.sɛʁv/ | observions /ɔp.sɛʁ.vjɔ̃/ | observiez /ɔp.sɛʁ.vje/ | observent /ɔp.sɛʁv/ |
imperfect2 | observasse /ɔp.sɛʁ.vas/ | observasses /ɔp.sɛʁ.vas/ | observât /ɔp.sɛʁ.va/ | observassions /ɔp.sɛʁ.va.sjɔ̃/ | observassiez /ɔp.sɛʁ.va.sje/ | observassent /ɔp.sɛʁ.vas/ | |
(compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | – | – | ||||
simple | — | observe /ɔp.sɛʁv/ | — | observons /ɔp.sɛʁ.vɔ̃/ | observez /ɔp.sɛʁ.ve/ | — | |
compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). |
Derived terms
- observable
- observateur m
- observation
Related terms
- observance f
- observantin m
- observatoire m
Further reading
- “observer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Verb
observer
- first-person singular present passive subjunctive of observō
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
observer
- imperative of observere