verb
1 notice/watch
ADVERB
▪ carefully , closely
▪ precisely
▪ directly
▪
It is not possible to ~ this phenomenon directly.
▪ clearly
▪ actually
▪
It is the parents who actually ~ these problems in their children.
▪ just , simply
▪
You can learn a lot by simply observing.
▪ generally , normally , typically , usually
▪ repeatedly
▪ quietly
▪
She stood there, quietly observing the domestic scene.
▪ secretly
▪ experimentally
▪
This phenomenon has been ~d experimentally.
▪ recently
VERB + OBSERVE
▪ be able to
▪ be possible to
▪ be difficult to
▪ be interesting to
▪
It is interesting to ~ the reaction of the children to these changes.
▪ expect to
▪ need to
▪ get to
▪ continue to
PREPOSITION
▪ among
▪
A similar pattern was ~d among Hispanics.
▪ for
▪
The patient should be ~d for signs of an allergic reaction.
▪ from
▪
unaware that she was being ~d from the window
PHRASES
▪ be commonly ~d , be frequently ~d , be widely ~d
▪
This ritual is commonly ~d among several ethnic groups.
▪ be easily ~d , be readily ~d
▪ be occasionally ~d , be rarely ~d
▪ an opportunity to ~ sb/sth , time to ~ sth
2 make a remark
ADVERB
▪ astutely , correctly , keenly , rightly , shrewdly
▪
She correctly ~d that there was very little difference between the two parties on domestic policies.
▪ drily , wryly
▪ coolly
▪
‘You took your time,’ he ~d coolly.
▪ mildly , quietly
▪ sadly
▪ famously
▪
The only certainties in this world, as Benjamin Franklin famously ~d, are death and taxes.
PREPOSITION
▪ to
▪
‘It's easy to say that,’ she ~d to Michael, ‘but can you prove it?’
3 obey rules
ADVERB
▪ correctly , faithfully , scrupulously , strictly
▪
This procedure must be correctly ~d.
VERB + OBSERVE
▪ fail to
PHRASES
▪ failure to ~ sth
▪
Failure to ~ club rules may result in expulsion.
Observe is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ researcher
Observe is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ association , ↑ behaviour , ↑ ceasefire , ↑ change , ↑ class , ↑ condition , ↑ convention , ↑ correlation , ↑ custom , ↑ defect , ↑ difference , ↑ discrepancy , ↑ distribution , ↑ effect , ↑ expression , ↑ fast , ↑ festival , ↑ frequency , ↑ galaxy , ↑ improvement , ↑ increase , ↑ law , ↑ meeting , ↑ movement , ↑ phenomenon , ↑ precaution , ↑ progress , ↑ reduction , ↑ regulation , ↑ response , ↑ result , ↑ ritual , ↑ rule , ↑ sabbath , ↑ shift , ↑ silence , ↑ speed limit , ↑ surroundings , ↑ trend , ↑ variation