Observe

//əbˈzɜːv//

Synonyms for "observe" (278 found)

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Related words (139)

jubilize keep keep faith keep faith with keep in sight keep in view keep under observation ken lay eyes on let drop let fall listen listen to live up to look look after look at look on look over look upon

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looker-on maffick make make conform make good make merry make out make reference to mark meet memorialize mention mind mold monitor mould moulder mouldy muse obey obey the rules observer onlooker opine overhaul overlook pass over pass under review pay attention to peer peer at peruse pick out police pore over postmortem promulgate prosecute put in force put through receive the sacrament recognize reconcile reconnoiter rectify refer refer to reflect regard remark upon remember render revere reverence review ritualize rub off corners run over satisfy savor say scan scout scrutinize see set an examination settle shape sight signalize size size up solemnize solemnly mark sound a fanfare speak spot spy spy upon state stay in line straighten study stylize submit suit survey take in take note take notice take orders take stock of take the measure tally tally with tend toe the line toe the mark transact traverse twig up on venerate view viewer watcher witness yield

Verb(11 words)

keep keep an eye on maintain mention note notice remark respect take note watch watch over

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

8 relation types

More general

30 entries

abide by accept acquit act bear behave carry check check into check out check over check up on comply comport conduct deport

Showing 16 of 30 words.

Antonyms

2 entries

do ignore

Synonyms

9 entries

celebrate detect discover note notice perceive remark respect watch

derived

6 entries

observance observant observation observational observatory observer

derived from

1 entries

observant

manner of

1 entries

watch

related to

54 entries

action activity afar astronomy astronomy gaze careful carefully closely comment detail detect examine examine look follow from afar gaze

Showing 16 of 54 words.

similar

4 entries

discover find follow trace

Translations

178 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

4 entries

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

Catalan

4 entries

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

4 entries

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

Danish

4 entries

bemærke verb (to comment)
betragte verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
følge verb (to follow)
iagttage 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)
huomauttaa verb (to comment)
noudattaa verb (to follow)
observoida verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

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

4 entries

beachten verb (to follow)
bemerken verb (to comment)
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

3 entries

παρατηρώ verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)
παρατηρώ verb (to comment)
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)
megjegyez verb (to comment)
észlel verb (to notice, to watch — see also notice)

Icelandic

1 entries

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

Irish

2 entries

coimeád verb (to take note of and celebrate)
coinnigh verb (to follow)

Italian

3 entries

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

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)
spostrzec verb (to comment)

Portuguese

4 entries

acompanhar verb (to follow)
apontar verb (to comment)
comentar verb (to comment)
cumprir verb (to follow)

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)
отме́тить verb (to comment)
отмеча́ть 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

2 entries

ตั้งข้อสังเกต verb (to comment)
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.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

We must observe the rules.

Source: tatoeba (20225)

We should observe the speed limit.

Source: tatoeba (22867)

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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Observe

Synonyms for "observe" (278 found)

Closest matches (56)

Strong matches (83)

Related words (139)

Related word relations

More general

Antonyms

Synonyms

derived

derived from

manner of

related to

similar

Translations

Ancient Greek

Arabic

Armenian

Belarusian

Bulgarian

Catalan

Chinese Mandarin

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Egyptian

Esperanto

Estonian

Finnish

French

Friulian

Georgian

German

Gothic

Greek

Haitian Creole

Higaonon

Hindi

Hungarian

Icelandic

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Ladin

Latgalian

Latin

Latvian

Lower Sorbian

Macedonian

Malay

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Nynorsk

Persian

Polish

Portuguese

Quechua

Romanian

Russian

Sanskrit

Scottish Gaelic

Serbo-Croatian

Slovak

Slovene

Spanish

Swahili

Swedish

Telugu

Thai

Tocharian B

Ugaritic

Ukrainian

Venetan

Vietnamese

Yiddish

Zazaki

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