Cool MateLook at vs Observe
Quando usare ciascuno in inglese, con significato, registro ed esempi.
Look at
Top 1000 (molto comune)
Observe
Top 1000 (molto comune)B2verb
| Look at | Observe | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronuncia | 🇬🇧 //lʊk æt//🇺🇸 //lʊk æt// | 🇬🇧 /["/əbˈzɜːv/","/əbˈzɜːvz/","/əbˈzɜːvd/","/əbˈzɜːvɪŋ/"]/🇺🇸 /["/əbˈzɜːrv/","/əbˈzɜːrvz/","/əbˈzɜːrvd/","/əbˈzɜːrvɪŋ/"]/ |
| Significato | To see or pay attention to something. | guardare qualcosa attentamenteto watch something carefully |
| Esempio | Please look at the diagram on the board. | Please observe the changes in the experiment carefully. |
| Registro | Neutro | Neutro |
| Quanto è comune | Top 1000 (molto comune) | Top 1000 (molto comune) |
| Livello CEFR | - | B2 |
| Categoria grammaticale | verb | |
| Collocazioni | look at someone, look at something, look at the results, look at the evidence | carefully, closely, precisely, be able to, be possible to, be difficult to, among, for, from, be commonly observed, be frequently observed, be widely observed, carefully, closely, precisely, be able to, be possible to, be difficult to, among, for, from, be commonly observed, be frequently observed, be widely observed, astutely, correctly, keenly, to, correctly, faithfully, scrupulously, fail to, failure to observe something |
| Contrari | - | ignore, neglect, overlook |
| Errori comuni | Using 'look at' without an object, e.g. 'Look at.', Confusing with 'see' as both can mean looking., Incorrectly using 'look at' for non-visual contexts, e.g. emotions. | Confuse with 'abserve' which is not a word., Use 'observed' incorrectly with non-actions, like 'observed the chair'., Forget the preposition when used with 'something' as in 'observe at the sky' instead of 'observe the sky'. |
| Note d'uso | Use 'look at' for directing someone's attention. It’s neutral enough for casual and formal situations, but avoid in overly serious contexts. | Usa 'observe' quando stai guardando qualcosa attentamente o con cura. È un termine neutro adatto sia a contesti formali che informali, ma potrebbe non essere adatto a conversazioni casuali dove parole più semplici come 'guardare' potrebbero funzionare meglio.Use 'observe' when you are watching something closely or carefully. It is a neutral term suitable for both formal and informal contexts, but it may not be suitable for casual conversations where simpler words like 'watch' may work better. |
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Domande frequenti: Look at vs Observe
Qual è la differenza tra Look at e Observe?
Look at: To see or pay attention to something. Observe: to watch something carefully
Puoi mostrare un esempio di ciascuna?
Look at: Please look at the diagram on the board. Observe: Please observe the changes in the experiment carefully.
Posso usare Look at e Observe in modo intercambiabile?
Non sempre. Look at e Observe sono affini e a volte si sovrappongono, ma differiscono per registro, frequenza e uso, quindi scambiarle può cambiare il significato o il tono. Controlla le differenze qui sopra prima di sostituire.