She remains under observation in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
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he spent two nights in the hospital under observation
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
under observation — being watched carefully by doctors or police officers She remains under observation in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary … English dictionary
under observation — being supervised; under inspection; being traced … English contemporary dictionary
observation — ob|ser|va|tion W3 [ˌɔbzəˈveıʃən US ˌa:bzər ] n 1.) [U and C] the process of watching something or someone carefully for a period of time observation of ▪ Bloomfield s approach to linguistics was based on observation of the language. ▪ He spent… … Dictionary of contemporary English
observation — n. comment 1) to make an observation 2) an astute, keen, penetrating, shrewd observation 3) a personal observation 4) an observation about 5) an observation that + clause (she made the astute observation that the whole matter had been… … Combinatory dictionary
observation — noun 1 (C, U) the process of watching something or someone carefully for a period of time: a study based on detailed observation of a group of 20 patients | a result of scientific observation | under observation (=being watched continuously by… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
observation — noun 1 examination ADJECTIVE ▪ careful, close, detailed ▪ direct, first hand ▪ systematic ▪ casual … Collocations dictionary
observation — ob|ser|va|tion [ ,abzər veıʃn ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the process of watching someone or something carefully, in order to find something out: She s been admitted to the hospital for observation. observation of: a detailed observation of the birds … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
observation */*/*/ — UK [ˌɒbzə(r)ˈveɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms observation : singular observation plural observations 1) [uncountable] the process of watching someone or something carefully, in order to find something out She s been admitted to… … English dictionary
observation — [[t]ɒ̱bzə(r)ve͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] observations 1) N UNCOUNT Observation is the action or process of carefully watching someone or something. ...careful observation of the movement of the planets... In hospital she ll be under observation all the time.… … English dictionary
observation — I. noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin observation , observatio, from observare Date: 1535 1. a. an act or instance of observing a custom, rule, or law b. observance 3 2. a. an act of recognizing and noting a fact or occurrence often… … New Collegiate Dictionary
