observe
/əbˈzəːv/
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- 2 syllables
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- 2nd syllable stress
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- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
əb - ˈzəːv -> observe
(v) လေ့လာသည်။ သေချာစွာ စောင့်ကြည့်သည်။ ဂရုပြုသည်။
၁။ ကြည့်သည်။ လေ့လာသည်။ သတိပြုမိသည်။ စောင့်ကြည့်သည်။ He observes keenly, but says little. ❍ observe the behaviour of birds ❍ She observed that he'd left but made no comment. ❍ They observed how the tiny wings were fitted to the body. ❍ The woman was observed to follow him closely. ❍ The police observed the man entering/enter the bank.
၂။ (က) လိုက်နာသည်။ observe the speed limit ❍ observe a cease-fire. (ခ) (ပွဲတော်၊ မွေးနေ့ပွဲ စသည်ကို) ကျင်းပသည်။ Do they observe Christmas?
၃။ (fml ) မှတ်ချက်ချသည်။ ထင်မြင်ချက် ပေးသည်။ သဘောထားပေးသည်။ He observed that it would probably rain. ❍ 'It may rain,' he observed.
❏ observer n
၁။ လေ့လာသူ။ အကဲခတ်သူ။ a detached/an independent observer ❍ This is clear even to a casual observer. ❍ Most art forms require a contribution from the observer.
၂။ လေ့လာသူ။ an observer at a summit conference ❍ send sb along as an observer.
၃။ အကဲကြည့်။ the Royal Observer Corps.
- Similar trends may be observed in most modern societies.
- [observe that] : James had already observed that she was not listening.
- [observe someone/something doing something] : I observed him putting the watch into his pocket.
- All evening Jane observed his behaviour closely.
- [observe someone/something doing something] : We observed 120 women interacting with their babies and compared them with 120 men.
- The proper procedures must be strictly observed.
- Rebel forces say they will no longer observe the peace agreement.
- Russians observed a day of mourning for the victims.
- A nationally observed holiday
- ‘You always arrive at the right time, ’ he observed drily.
- [observe that] : In his book he observes that the President was an able diplomat.
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