observer

observer
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ casual
▪

To the casual observer, it would have looked like any other domestic argument.

▪ informed, knowledgeable (esp. AmE)
▪ acute, astute, careful, close, keen, shrewd
▪ experienced, long-time, seasoned
▪ sceptical/skeptical
▪ sympathetic
▪ detached, impartial, neutral, objective, unbiased
▪ reasonable
▪ external, independent, outside
▪

Independent observers will monitor the elections.

▪ trained
▪ foreign, international
▪ American, Western, etc.
▪ industry, legal, media, military, political
▪

Some military observers fear the US could get entangled in another war.

▪ election
▪ human
▪ passive
VERB + OBSERVER
▪ send
▪

Observers were sent to check the conduct of the elections.

▪ attend sth as
▪ impress, puzzle, shock, strike, stun, surprise
▪

The suddenness of this move surprised observers.

OBSERVER + VERB
▪ see sth
▪ note sth, say sth
▪ agree sth
▪ believe sth, think sth
▪ expect sth, predict sth
▪ attend sth
▪

The talks were attended by observers from eight Arab countries and Israel.

▪ monitor sth
PHRASES
▪ status
▪

The country was granted observer status at the summit.

▪ bias
PREPOSITION
▪ as an observer
▪

I attended the conference as an observer.

▪ observer of
▪

an observer of the American cultural scene

PHRASES
▪ lead observers to conclude, suggest, etc. sth
▪

Difficulties in the housing market have led some observers to conclude that house prices will fall dramatically.


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  • observer — [ ɔpsɛrve ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • Xe; lat. observare I ♦ Se conformer de façon régulière à (une prescription). ⇒ obéir (à), respecter. « il faut observer certaines règles, certaines formules » (Joubert). « Une des seules coutumes de l… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Observer — may refer to person who is observing. More specialised meanings follow. Contents 1 Computer science and information theory 2 Fiction 3 Music 4 Physics …   Wikipedia

  • observer — OBSERVER. v. a. Accomplir, suivre ce qui est prescrit par quelque loy, par quelque regle. Observer les commandemens de Dieu. un bon Religieux doit observer sa regle. observer le silence, le jeusne &c. observer les statuts. observer les loix, les… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Observer — (engl.: Beobachter oder Observator) steht für: The Observer, eine englische Zeitung The Observer (Sri Lanka), eine Zeitung in Sri Lanka Observer (Luftsport), ein Schiedsrichter bei Luftsportwettbewerben Observer (Entwurfsmuster), ein… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • observer — UK US /əbˈzɜːvər/ noun [C] ► a person who watches and studies what happens but has no active part in it: an observer of sth »He is close observer of the situation on Wall Street. »One industry observer noted: The car market is going through a… …   Financial and business terms

  • Observer — Ob*serv er, n. 1. One who observes, or pays attention to, anything; especially, one engaged in, or trained to habits of, close and exact observation; as, an astronomical observer. [1913 Webster] The observed of all observers. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Observer — Observer: The Observer  «Обозреватель», еженедельная английская газета, входит в группу The Guardian. См. также Наблюдатель …   Википедия

  • Observer — Observer, The a serious British Sunday newspaper which generally supports fairly ↑left wing political ideas. The Observer is owned by the same company that owns The Guardian …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • observer — [əb zʉrv′ər] n. 1. a person who observes something; specif., a) a soldier manning an observation post b) a person who attends an assembly, convention, etc., not as an official delegate but only to observe and report the proceedings c) an official …   English World dictionary

  • observer — index bystander, eyewitness, spy, witness Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • observer — (n.) 1550s, one who keeps a rule, custom, etc., agent noun from OBSERVE (Cf. observe). Meaning one who watches and takes notice is from 1580s; this is the sense of the word in many newspaper names …   Etymology dictionary

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