observer

«observer» in Mova's school dictionary: A person who watches something carefully, often to learn… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an observer, observers)

meaning for a pupil

1) A person who watches something carefully, often to learn or to report. tree →

2) A person who watches an event but does not take part, for example at a meeting or an election. tree →

3) A person who notices things well: a good observer. tree →

sense 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 →
• The observer wrote notes about the birds at the feeder. tree →
• Observers watched the vote to make sure it was fair. tree →
• To a casual observer, the twins look the same. tree →
• She sat as an observer at the council meeting. tree →
• The observer on the hill could see the whole race. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «observer» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.