beobachten

be- +‎ Obacht +‎ -en

• IPA^(key): /bəˈoːbaxtən/, [bəˈʔoː.baχ.tn̩] (standard)
• IPA^(key): /bəˈoːpˌaxtən/, [bəˈʔoːpˌʔaχ.tn̩] (uncommon and stiff, though etymologically correct)

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beobachten (weak, third-person singular present beobachtet, past tense beobachtete, past participle beobachtet, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to watch, to observe

   Sie werden beobachtet.

   You are being watched.

   • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 5/2010, page 106:

     Eine neue Generation hochauflösender Lichtmikroskope revolutioniert die Biologie: Erstmals können die Forscher auch molekulare Strukturen in lebenden Zellen beobachten.

     A new generation of high-resolution optical microscopes is revolutionizing biology: for the first time researchers are able to also watch molecular structures in living cells.

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• Beobachter
• Beobachtung

• “beobachten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “beobachten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “beobachten” in Duden online
• “beobachten” in OpenThesaurus.de

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• IPA^(key): /beˈoːbaχten/, [bəˈoːbɑχtən]

beobachten (third-person singular present beobacht, past participle beobacht, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. to observe, to watch

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