Observe and Watch

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Observe

Observe verb - To act according to the commands of.

Usage example: you must observe all the rules of this school, not simply the ones that meet with your personal approval

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Watch is a synonym for observe in see topic. In some cases you can use "Watch" instead a verb "Observe", when it comes to topics like view, awareness, look. popular alternative

Nearby Words: observation, observance, observed, observable, observing

Watch

Watch verb - To keep one's eyes on.

Usage example: I turned my head to continue watching the bird as it flew away

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Observe is a synonym for watch in activity topic. You can use "Observe" instead a verb "Watch", if it concerns topics such as view, action, awareness, look. popular alternative

Nearby Words: watchful, watched, watcher, watching

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reaction	observe reaction	watch reaction
life	observe life	watch life
performance	observe performance	watch performance
people	observe people	watch people
Other words: rest, scene, time, way, world, fight, battle, porn.

Both words in one sentence

All they do is watch and observe... So there's one (or twelve) wild card(s).

Source: Wild Card
People watch Ed Wood movies purely meta to observe the terrible sets, bad dialogue and acting, and obvious mistakes.

Source: Just Here for Godzilla
But when he declared that he was going to stay up all night and watch television, she shot him down, leading him to observe "You can never tell if they're listening or not".

Source: Not Listening to Me, Are You?

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