observation

observation is on the Basic English 850 List.

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Word parts

observe + -ation

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: ŏb'zər-vāʹshən or -vāshʹn, IPA ^(key): /ˌɑbzɚˈveɪʃən/ or /-ˈveɪʃn̩/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃ(ə)n/

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Noun

Singular observation

Plural observations

Observation is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

1. (uncountable) Observation is the act of carefully seeing things that happen.

   To learn, you must be good at observation.

2. (countable) An observation is something someone saw, heard etc.

   In science, we record our observations so we can think about them later.

Related words

• observe
• observer