[Vocabulary] observe

maiabulela said:

So it means here "to repair his make up"? just the context is confusing.

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maiabulela said:

"HE WAS VERY EFFEMINATE. WHEN HE FIRST ARRIVED AT MGM, HE WOULD WEAR MAKEUP. HE WENT ONTO ONE SET JUST TO OBSERVE. AND HE WORE MORE MAKEUP THAN MOST OF THE ACTRESSES"

What is the meaning of "observe" here?

Thanks a lot.

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TheParser said:

***** NOT A TEACHER *****

Good afternoon, Maiabulela.

I think that it means that the gentleman just visited a set to look around

and to see what was happening -- not to shoot a scene with him in it.

Have a nice day!

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emsr2d2 said:

Yes, if he visited the "set", then he was at the location where filming was being done, though he was not actually being filmed. He was just there to watch (to observe). The quote simply makes the point that, ironically, even though he was only there to observe, he was wearing more makeup than the people who were going to be filmed!

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