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waarnemen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • espy verb To notice or catch sight of someone or something that is hard to see.
  • 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 notice or catch sight of someone or something that is hard to see.
  2. verb To see someone or something by chance, without meaning to.
  3. verb To watch someone secretly, or to look out for something carefully.
  4. verb To realize or find out a fact or piece of information.

observation — full definition

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