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observed

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /əbˈzɝvd/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /əbˈzɜːvd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 B Z ER1 V D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Exceptionally celebrated on a date other than the usual date.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Sunday, July 1: Canada Day; Monday, July 2: Canada Day observed.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of observe

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

Examples

  • Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich N-substituted pyrroles are much less reactive than the other 5-membered 1,3-dienes; no reaction was observed between N-(trimethylsilyl) pyrrole or N-benzylpyrrole with Smith’s diene (4) under thermal or high pressure (4 days at 14 kbar) conditions, even in the presence of Lewis acids.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

discovered or determined by scientific observation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factors
  • the discovered behavior norms
  • discovered differences in achievement
  • no explanation for the observed phenomena

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ascertained, discovered

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Real reading context

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