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ob·serve
/Jb'z3;v; US Jb'z3;rv/
verb
(tidak dl the continuous tenses)
(formal)
1 [+object]
melihat
▪ Did you observe any problems?
Apakah Anda melihat masalah?
▪ [+ inf]
He observed a woman get out of the house.
Dia melihat seorg wanita keluar dari rumah itu.
▪ [+ v. ing]
He observed a woman getting out of the house.
Dia melihat seorg wanita keluar dari rumah itu.
▪ [+ that]
I observed that the room was empty.
Saya melihat bahwa ruangan itu kosong.
▪ (dl pasif)
[+ to inf]
He was observed to go out every night.
Dia terlihat pergi keluar setiap malam.
2 mengamati ssorg/sst utk mempelajarinya; memonitor; mengobservasi
(syn monitor)
▪ [+object]
You should be observed for one week.
Anda akan diobservasi selama seminggu.
▪ [+ wh-clause]
They observed how fast the car was speeding.
Meréka mengamati seberapa cepat mobil itu berlari.
▪ [-object]
The supervisor is standing there observing.
Pengawas itu sedang berdiri di sana sambil mengamati.
3 [+object] (formal)
berkomentar
(syn comment)
▪ [+ that]
She observed that I was late.
Dia berkomentar bahwa saya terlambat.
▪ ‘This is beautiful,” he observed.
“Ini cantik,” dia berkomentar.
▪ [juga speech]
4 [+object] 
menaati; mematuhi
(syn obey; adhere to)
▪ Everybody should observe the agreement.
Setiap org harus mematuhi perjanjian itu.
▪ Let’s observe a minute’s silence in memory of our heroes.
Mari kita mengheningkan cipta selama satu menit utk mengenang para pahlawan kita.
5 [+object] (formal)
merayakan hari ulang tahun, Natal, dll.
▪ Do they observe Christmas?
Apakah meréka merayakan hari Natal?