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waarnemen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • espy verb To find out or observe (someone or something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking; to catch sight of; to see; to spot.
  • observation noun The act of watching something carefully.
  • perceive verb To become aware of something through the senses, such as sight, sound, or touch.
  • sense noun One of the physical faculties — sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch — through which the body perceives the world.

Senses

waarnemen is used for these senses in English:

  • espy To find out or observe (someone or something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking; to catch sight of; to see; to spot.
  • observation The act of noting and recording some event; or the record of such noting.
  • perceive (transitive) To become aware of, through the physical senses, to see; to understand.
  • sense To use biological senses: to either see, hear, smell, taste, or feel.

espy — full definition

  1. verb To find out or observe (someone or something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking; to catch sight of; to see; to spot.
  2. verb To see (someone or something) without foreplanning or unexpectedly.
  3. verb To observe (someone or something) as a spy; also, to examine or observe (someone or something) carefully; or to look out or watch for.
  4. verb To become aware of (a fact, information, etc.).

observation — full definition

  1. noun The act of watching something carefully.
  2. noun A remark based on something noticed.

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