🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

관찰자

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gwan-chal-ja

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Observer/əbˈzɜːvər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"관찰자는 환경의 변화를 주목했다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who watches or notices something.

    "The observer noted the changes in the environment during the study."
  2. 2

    A person who is present at an event or situation but does not participate.

    "As an impartial observer, she provided valuable insights into the discussion."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'observare', meaning 'to watch, note, or comply with', formed by combining 'ob-' (in front of, towards) and 'servare' (to keep, watch). Entering Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, the term originally denoted someone who kept religious laws or customs before evolving into its modern scientific and general sense of one who watches or monitors events.

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