Pillole d’inglese-1

Verbi inglesi utili con significati simili: corretto utilizzo

To watch, to look at, to stare at, to see, to observe, to notice

To watch: guardare qualcosa/qualcuno in movimento o per un certo tempo (They watched the men working all day/he watched the football match on TV)
to look at : guardare in particolare qualcosa/qualcuno (she looks at the pink flower)
To stare at: fissare, guardare insistentemente qualcosa/qualcuno (that man stared at me in the bus)
To see: vedere in generale (do you see that car?/ I’ve lost my glasses have you seen them?) Si usa to see per gli eventi pubblici, come concerti, partite, spettacoli ecc. (have you seen the last concert of Vasco?)
Attenzione: to see ha anche il significato di understand (capire): do you see what I mean?
To observe: osservare qualcosa/qualcuno – significato simile a to watch (she observed the way he walked)
To notice: notare, accorgersi (they noticed he was running away)