"observer" meaning in French

See observer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɔp.sɛʁ.ve/ Audio: Fr-observer.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-observer.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-observer.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-observer.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-X-Javier-observer.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-observer.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin observō. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|observō}} Borrowed from Latin observō Head templates: {{fr-verb}} observer Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], observer [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], observant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], observé [participle, past], observe [first-person, indicative, present, singular], observes [indicative, present, second-person, singular], observe [indicative, present, singular, third-person], observons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], observez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], observent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], observais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], observais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], observait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], observions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], observiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], observaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], observai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], observas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], observa [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], observâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], observâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], observèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], observerai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], observeras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], observera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], observerons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], observerez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], observeront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], observerais [conditional, first-person, singular], observerais [conditional, second-person, singular], observerait [conditional, singular, third-person], observerions [conditional, first-person, plural], observeriez [conditional, plural, second-person], observeraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], observe [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], observes [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], observe [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], observions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], observiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], observent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], observasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], observasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], observât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], observassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], observassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], observassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], observe [imperative, second-person, singular], observons [first-person, imperative, plural], observez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. to observe, watch
    Sense id: en-observer-fr-verb-7Q~9PM5n Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 36 35 29 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 35 34 31
  2. to note, notice
    Sense id: en-observer-fr-verb-VMfV83l3 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 36 35 29 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 35 34 31
  3. to keep, maintain
    Sense id: en-observer-fr-verb-zJC7Suho Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 36 35 29 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 35 34 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: observable, observateur [masculine], observation Related terms: observance [feminine], observantin [masculine], observatoire [masculine]

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "observable"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "observateur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "observation"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "observō"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Latin observō",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin observō.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fr-conj-auto",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observer",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "multiword-construction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observant",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.vɑ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayant + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "multiword-construction",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observé",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.ve/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observe",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁv/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observes",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁv/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observe",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁv/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observons",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.vɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observez",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.ve/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observent",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁv/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observais",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.vɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observais",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.vɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observait",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.vɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observions",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.vjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observiez",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.vje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observaient",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.vɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observai",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.ve/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observas",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.va/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observa",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.va/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observâmes",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.vam/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observâtes",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.vat/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observèrent",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.vɛʁ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observerai",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.və.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observeras",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.və.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observera",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.və.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observerons",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.və.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observerez",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.və.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observeront",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.və.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observerais",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.və.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observerais",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.və.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observerait",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.və.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observerions",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.və.ʁjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observeriez",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.və.ʁje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observeraient",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.və.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "past historic of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "anterior",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "future of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conditional of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observe",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁv/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observes",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁv/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observe",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁv/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observions",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.vjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observiez",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.vje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observent",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁv/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observasse",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.vas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observasses",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.vas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observât",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.va/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observassions",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.va.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observassiez",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.va.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observassent",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.vas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observe",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁv/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observons",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.vɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "observez",
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.ve/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "observer",
      "name": "fr-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "fr-conj-auto"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "observance"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "observantin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "observatoire"
    }
  ],
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to observe, watch"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "observe",
          "observe"
        ],
        [
          "watch",
          "watch"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        {
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to note, notice"
      ],
      "id": "en-observer-fr-verb-VMfV83l3",
      "links": [
        [
          "note",
          "note"
        ],
        [
          "notice",
          "notice"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "36 35 29",
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          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 34 31",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to keep, maintain"
      ],
      "id": "en-observer-fr-verb-zJC7Suho",
      "links": [
        [
          "maintain",
          "maintain"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔp.sɛʁ.ve/"
    },
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    "French terms borrowed from Latin",
    "French terms derived from Latin",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    }
  ],
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}

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