osservare

to observe

verb os-ser-VAH-reh Common

Origin: Latin observare (to watch over, keep), from ob- + servare

Also means

to remark, to note

Usage Note

Osservare is a regular -are verb with a double sense: visual observation (osservare le stelle, 'to observe the stars') and verbal comment (ha osservato che era tardi, 'she remarked it was late'). The noun osservazione ('observation, remark') is formed regularly. In scientific Italian osservare is the standard term for empirical observation.

Examples

"Osserva attentamente il quadro."

Natural Translation

Observe the painting carefully.

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