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observer

/əbˈzɜː.və/

/əbˈzɝː.vɚ/

observernoun

observers

/əbˈzɜː.və/

/əbˈzɝː.vɚ/

Translations

The observer noted the changes in the environment.

Наблюдатель отметил изменения в окружающей среде.

Additional translations

Definitions

A person who watches or notices something.

The observer noted the changes in the weather patterns.

A person who attends a conference, meeting, or other gathering to listen and watch but not to participate.

As an observer at the conference, she was not allowed to vote on any resolutions.

A person who is sent to a foreign country to monitor and report on the situation there, often in a diplomatic or military context.

The United Nations sent an observer to the region to assess the humanitarian needs.

Synonyms

observeradjective

/əbˈzɜː.vər/

/əbˈzɝː.vɚ/

Used only attributively before a noun; generally non-gradable.

Definitions

Relating to or having the status of an observer; non-participating but watching or monitoring.

The organization attended the negotiations in an observer capacity.

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