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# observer

noun (an observer, observers)

«observer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person who watches something carefully, often to learn or to report. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/observer/#m1)
2. A person who watches an event but does not take part, for example at a meeting or an election. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/observer/#m2)
3. A person who notices things well: a good observer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/observer/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons a good observer looks closely and writes down what they see — observation is the first step of an experiment. In physics a moving observer may see things differently. In news an observer checks that an election is fair. Phrases: a keen observer, a casual observer.

### Examples

- A good scientist is a careful observer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/observer/#x1)
- The observer wrote notes about the birds at the feeder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/observer/#x2)
- Observers watched the vote to make sure it was fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/observer/#x3)
- To a casual observer, the twins look the same. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/observer/#x4)
- She sat as an observer at the council meeting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/observer/#x5)
- The observer on the hill could see the whole race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/observer/#x6)

### Note

An observer watches; a participant takes part. «The Observer» is also the name of a British newspaper. Related: observe, observation, observant.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «observer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/observer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«observer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/observer.html) on Mova free.