Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

observed

/əbˈzɝvd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: ob-served
IPA: /əbˈzɝvd/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of observe

adj

Exceptionally celebrated on a date other than the usual date.

Example Sentences

"Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich N-substituted pyrroles are much less reactive than the other 5-membered 1,3-dienes; no reaction was observed between N-(trimethylsilyl) pyrrole or N-benzylpyrrole with Smith’s diene (4) under thermal or high pressure (4 days at 14 kbar) conditions, even in the presence of Lewis acids."
"Sunday, July 1: Canada Day; Monday, July 2: Canada Day observed."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əbˈzɝvd/
British English: /əbˈzɜːvd/

Derived Forms

nonobserved observedly unobserved

Synonyms

ascertained discovered

Rhymes With

served reserved deserved preserved curved conserved underserved swerved undeserved unnerved

Questions

How do you pronounce observed?: The recorded pronunciation is /əbˈzɝvd/.
What does observed mean?: simple past and past participle of observe

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