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Observe
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- 1 An observation (remark, comment or judgement). archaic
"“It sticks in my mind that he would take it very ill,” says Alan. “But the little man cried to me to run, and indeed I thought it was a good observe, and ran. The last that I saw they were all in a knot upon the beach, like folk that were not agreeing very well together.”"
- 1 To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail. transitive
"From this vantage point we can observe the behavior of the animals in their natural habitat."
- 2 stick to correctly or closely wordnet
- 3 To follow or obey the custom, practice, or rules (especially of a religion). transitive
"Please observe all posted speed limits."
- 4 make mention of wordnet
- 5 To take note of and celebrate (a holiday or similar occurrence), to keep; to follow (a type of time or calendar reckoning). transitive
"Ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread."
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- 6 observe with care or pay close attention to wordnet
- 7 To comment on something; to make an observation. intransitive
"The senator observed that the bill would be detrimental to his constituents."
- 8 discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes wordnet
- 9 watch attentively wordnet
- 10 follow with the eyes or the mind wordnet
- 11 show respect towards wordnet
- 12 behave as expected during holidays or rites wordnet
- 13 conform one's action or practice to wordnet
Etymology
From Middle French observer, from Old French observer, from Latin observō (“to watch”), from ob- (“before”) + servō (“to keep”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to guard”). Cognate with Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐍂𐍅𐌰 (sarwa, “weapons, armour”), Old English searu (“device”).
From Middle French observer, from Old French observer, from Latin observō (“to watch”), from ob- (“before”) + servō (“to keep”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to guard”). Cognate with Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐍂𐍅𐌰 (sarwa, “weapons, armour”), Old English searu (“device”).
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