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observating

observating is the present participle and gerund of observate.

Meaning of observate

Verb

observate (third-person singular simple present observates, present participle observating, simple past and past participle observated)

  1. (ambitransitive, nonstandard, chiefly non-native speakers' English) To observe.
    • OTOH, it has been observated that most cases of a man having several wifes^([sic]) comes from the outer stress of war, leading to a shortage of men and an excess of women.1995 July 4, Karl-Johan Norén, “Limit of Wives”, in rec.arts.sf.written.robert-jordan (Usenet), archived from the original on 20 Jul 2026

Questions about observating

What is observating the present participle and gerund of?
Observating is the present participle and gerund of observate.

Words near observating in the dictionary

  1. observantness
  2. Observants
  3. observate
  4. observated
  5. observates
  6. observating
  7. observation
  8. observation balloon
  9. observation balloons
  10. observation car
  11. observation cars

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