Observe

/əbˈzɜːv/

Synonyms for "observe" (456 found)

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Closest matches (92)

Verb(17 words)

follow notice watch abideabide byabided attested beheld beholds botanize celebrate celebrated celebrateschecking temperaturecommemoratescomment oncomply

abide byaccommodateaccommodate withaccordact up toadaptadapt toadhere toadjustadjust toadministeradminister communionagree withallude toanimadvert ascertain assimilateassimilate toattendattend communion

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attend massattend toattend to ordersautopsybe faithful tobe guided bybe vigilantbe watchfulbeat the drumbehold beholder bendblow the trumpetblurtblurt outbystandercall attention tocanvasscarry outcarry throughcasecatch sight ofcelebratecelebrate masscheckcheck outcheck overcheck up onchime in withclap eyes oncommemorate commentcomment uponcommentate communicate compare complete complycomply withcompose conceive

Noun(14 words)

adheringanimal care practiceattend informallyauditing of conductbaywatch beholding birdbird watchingbirdingcelebrated holidaycelebratingclassroom organism studycommenting comments

Strong matches (136)

conformconform toconsider contemplate conventionalize correct correspond declaredefer todescry dignify discern discharge discipline discover distinguishdo justice todress shipeffect effectuate

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enforce espy examine exclaim execute explore eye eyeball eyewitnessfall in withfeel fillfill outfire a salutefit followfollow the bookformalize fulfil fulfill gazegaze atgear togive an examinationglimpsego bygo overhallowharken toharmonizehave a lookseehave in sighthearken toheedhold byhold in viewhold jubileehonor implement inspect interject jubilate jubilize keepkeep faithkeep faith withkeep in sightkeep in viewkeep under observationkenlay eyes onlet droplet falllisten tolive up tolooklook afterlook atlook onlook overlook uponlooker-on maffick makemake conform

Verb(21 words)

conform conforms detect detected discover espied espies espying eyed eying find heeds honor honour keepkeep an eye onlooked lurk lurking lurks

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maintain

Noun(27 words)

contemplating corokiadanish contract law compliancedieting eavesdropsecological monitoring termecosystem health monitoringexperiment guidanceeye responseeyeing eyesfield of botanyfollowing studyftpers gander gaze glimpseshandle materialsheeding holiday

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honors physics modulekeep plankikladheslaboratory practicelooking looksmaintain weekly pattern

Adjective(2 words)

educational pond ecosystemlawful conduct

Interjection(1 words)

Related words (228)

make goodmake merrymake outmake reference tomark meet memorialize mention mind mold monitor mould moulder mouldy muse note notice obeyobey the rulesobserver

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onlooker opine overhaul overlookpass overpass under reviewpay attention topeerpeer atperceive perusepick outpolicepore overpostmortem promulgate prosecuteput in forceput throughreceive the sacramentrecognize reconcile reconnoiter rectify referrefer toreflect regard remarkremark uponremember render respect revere reverence review ritualizerub off cornersrun oversatisfy savor say scan scout scrutinize seeset an examinationsettle shape sight signalize sizesize upsolemnizesolemnly marksound a fanfarespeak spot spyspy uponstatestay in linestraighten study stylize submit suit surveytake intake notetake noticetake orderstake stock oftake the measuretallytally withtendtoe the linetoe the marktransact traverse twigup onvenerate view viewer watch watcher witness yield

Noun(80 words)

mark the momentminding minds mira miromonitor body temperaturemonitor fluid balancemonitor live statusmonitoringmonitoring ecosystem recoveriesmonitoring orientedmonitoring setupmonitorsmorphology notemovie watchingnatural science fieldnature study activitiesnitrogen status measurenote datanote disorganization

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note findingsnote phrasenote trendsnotesnotice energynotice of meetingnotice the noisenotices noticing noting obversesoverlook deckpeer belongingpeering perceiving periscopespractice nationality adjectivesradars remarking remarks rememberingrespect for othersrespecting saw scouts scrutineer seeing sense senses sensingsensor data monitoringshadow shadowing shadows sighting sightssoil monitoringspies spots spotting spying stakeout stargazingstudy practicetailingteacher regardtelescopetourist gazetwigging viewing views vigilswatch movementwatches watching witnesses witnessing wristwatcheswritten notezebrafish study

Verb(34 words)

mention minded monitored mourn note noted noticednoticed personobey lawsobeyedobserves energyogle overlooking remark remarked respectsee also noteseen sees sensed

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sighted sits spectate spied spotted stargazestudy marine lifetake notetrack progressview viewedwatch overwatched witnessed

Adjective(4 words)

noted instanceperceivedradiant energy detectedstatic views

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

31 entries

abide byaccept acquit act bear behave carry checkcheck intocheck outcheck overcheck up oncomply comport conduct deport

Showing 16 of 31 words.

More specific

4 entries

adhere note obey survey

Collocations

6 entries

observe a ruleobserve carefullyobserve closelyobserve dataobserve experimentsobserve the phenomenon

Inflections

3 entries

observed observes observing

Derivations

4 entries

observant observation observedly observer

similar

4 entries

discover find follow trace

Translations

154 translations across 61 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

ὁράω verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Arabic

2 entries

رَاقَبَ verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
لَاحَظَ verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Armenian

1 entries

դիտել verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Belarusian

2 entries

нагляда́ць verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
назiра́ць verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Bulgarian

3 entries

наблюда́вам verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
спа́звам verb (to follow)
съблюдавам verb (to follow)

Catalan

3 entries

observar verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
observar verb (to follow)
seguir verb (to follow)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

觀察 /观察 verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
遵守 verb (to follow)
遵循 verb (to follow)

Czech

2 entries

dodržovat verb (to follow)
pozorovat verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Danish

4 entries

betragte verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
følge verb (to follow)
iagttage verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
observere verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Dutch

4 entries

in acht nemen verb (to follow)
observeren verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
opmerken verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
respecteren verb (to follow)

Egyptian

1 entries

gm-m-H-ir verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Esperanto

1 entries

observi verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Estonian

1 entries

vaatlema verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Finnish

4 entries

havainnoida verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
noudattaa verb (to follow)
observoida verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
pitää verb (to follow)

French

4 entries

garder verb (to follow)
observer verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
observer verb (to follow)
remarquer verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Friulian

1 entries

osservâ verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Georgian

2 entries

აკვირდება verb (to follow)
დააკვირდება verb (to follow)

German

3 entries

beachten verb (to follow)
beobachten verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
halten verb (to follow)

Gothic

1 entries

𐌲𐌰𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Greek

2 entries

παρατηρώ verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
τηρώ verb (to follow)

Haitian Creole

1 entries

obsève verb (to follow)

Higaonon

1 entries

panid-an verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Hindi

1 entries

देखना verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Hungarian

4 entries

betart verb (to follow)
megfigyel verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
észlel verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
észrevesz verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Icelandic

1 entries

skoða verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Irish

1 entries

coinnigh verb (to follow)

Italian

2 entries

osservare verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
osservare verb (to follow)

Japanese

3 entries

守る verb (to follow)
従う verb (to follow)
観察する verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Korean

1 entries

관찰하다 verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Ladin

1 entries

usserver verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Latgalian

1 entries

tiemēt verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Latin

4 entries

animadverto verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
aspecto verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
considero verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
inhaereo verb (to follow)

Latvian

1 entries

vērot verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Lower Sorbian

2 entries

woglědaś verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
woglědowaś verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Macedonian

1 entries

набљудува verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Malay

2 entries

perhati verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
tinjau verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

observere verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

observere verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Persian

3 entries

مشاهده کردن verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
نپاهیدن verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
پاسیدن verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Polish

4 entries

obchodzić verb (to follow)
obserwować verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
przestrzegać verb (to follow)
zachowywać verb (to follow)

Portuguese

4 entries

acompanhar verb (to follow)
cumprir verb (to follow)
observar verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
olhar verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Quechua

1 entries

qhaway verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Romanian

1 entries

observa verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Russian

4 entries

блюсти́ verb (to follow)
наблюда́ть verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
отмеча́ть verb (to follow)
соблюда́ть verb (to follow)

Sanskrit

1 entries

पश्यति verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

comharraich verb (to follow)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

opservirati verb (to follow)
osmátrati verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
osmòtriti (Bosnia and Herzegovina) verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
promátrati verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Slovak

1 entries

pozorovať verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Slovene

2 entries

opazovati verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
upoštevati verb (to follow)

Spanish

4 entries

observar verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
seguir verb (to follow)
servar verb (to follow)
tomar en cuenta verb (to follow)

Swahili

1 entries

kushika verb (to follow)

Swedish

3 entries

iaktta verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
iaktta verb (to follow)
observera verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Telugu

1 entries

పరిశీలించు verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Thai

1 entries

สังเกต verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Tocharian B

1 entries

yärp- verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Ugaritic

1 entries

𐎈𐎄𐎊 verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Ukrainian

3 entries

нагляда́ти verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
назира́ти verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
спостеріга́ти verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Venetan

1 entries

oservar verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Vietnamese

1 entries

quan sát verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Yiddish

1 entries

אָבסערווירן verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Zazaki

2 entries

pawen verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
çım eşten verb (to follow)

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

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We must observe the rules.

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We should observe the speed limit.

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We must observe the traffic regulations.

Source: tatoeba (22994)

Observe his facial reaction when we mention a price.

Source: tatoeba (24433)

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