learningspirit
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I have a question about the usage of the verb "observe". There are two definitions of the verb "observe" at issue:
-1.1 Watch (someone or something) carefully and attentively
-2.2 Perform or take part in (a rite or ceremony)
If I write this:
"They observed the ground-breaking ceremony."
Is the sentence ambiguous because both def 1.1 and 2.2 would work?
-1.1 Watch (someone or something) carefully and attentively
-2.2 Perform or take part in (a rite or ceremony)
If I write this:
"They observed the ground-breaking ceremony."
Is the sentence ambiguous because both def 1.1 and 2.2 would work?
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