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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBeobachtung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: beobachtung
"Die Beobachtung der Natur ist wichtig für die Wissenschaft."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action or process of observing something or someone carefully in order to gain information.
"The scientist made careful observations during the experiment." - 2
A remark or comment based on something one has seen or experienced.
"Her observation about the weather was quite insightful."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'observation' originates from the Latin 'observatio', which means 'watching over'. It evolved through Middle French 'observation' in the 14th century, retaining its meaning related to careful watching and noting of phenomena.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Observation" is said worldwide
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Observation
Transliteration: observation
"L'observation des étoiles est fascinante."
Beobachtung
Transliteration: beobachtung
"Die Beobachtung der Natur ist wichtig für die Wissenschaft."
Osservazione
Transliteration: osservazione
"L'osservazione degli animali è un'attività educativa."
Observación
Transliteration: observación
"La observación del comportamiento humano es fascinante."
Observação
Transliteration: observação
"A observação das estrelas é uma atividade relaxante."
अवलोकन
Transliteration: avalokan
"अवलोकन से हमें बहुत कुछ सीखने को मिलता है।"
观察
Transliteration: guānchá
"观察自然是科学研究的重要部分。"
관찰
Transliteration: gwanchal
"관찰은 과학적 연구의 중요한 부분입니다."
観察
Transliteration: kansatsu
"観察は科学研究において重要です。"
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