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observe
[ uhb-zurv ]
verb (used with object)
- to see, watch, perceive, or notice:
He observed the passersby in the street.
Antonyms: ignore
- to regard with attention, especially so as to see or learn something:
I want you to observe her reaction to the judge's question.
Synonyms: note
Antonyms: ignore
- to watch, view, or note for a scientific, official, or other special purpose:
to observe an eclipse.
Antonyms: ignore
- to state by way of comment; remark:
He observed frequently that clerks were not as courteous as they used to be.
- to keep or maintain in one's action, conduct, etc.:
You must observe quiet.
- to obey, comply with, or conform to:
to observe laws.
Antonyms: ignore
- to show regard for by some appropriate procedure, ceremony, etc.:
to observe Palm Sunday.
Antonyms: ignore
- to perform duly or solemnize (ceremonies, rites, etc.).
Antonyms: ignore
- to note or inspect closely for an omen or sign of future events.
verb (used without object)
- to notice.
- to act as an observer.
- to remark or comment (usually followed by on or upon ).
observe
/ əbˈzɜːv /
verb
- tr; may take a clause as object to see; perceive; notice
we have observed that you steal
- when tr, may take a clause as object to watch (something) carefully; pay attention to (something)
- to make observations of (something), esp scientific ones
- whenintr, usually foll by on or upon; when tr, may take a clause as object to make a comment or remark
the speaker observed that times had changed
- tr to abide by, keep, or follow (a custom, tradition, law, holiday, etc)
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Derived Forms
- obˈservably, adverb
- obˈservable, adjective
- obˈservableness, noun
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Other Words From
- ob·serv·ed·ly [uh, b-, zur, -vid-lee], adverb
- ob·serving·ly adverb
- nonob·serving adjective
- nonob·serving·ly adverb
- preob·serve verb (used with object) preobserved preobserving
- quasi-ob·served adjective
- reob·serve verb reobserved reobserving
- self-ob·served adjective
- unob·served adjective
- unob·serving adjective
- well-ob·served adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of observe1
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Example Sentences
Photos: Fury at the Ferguson Decision I had yet to be born to observe the events of Bloody Sunday on March 7, 1965.
Gays observe hetero-excitement over the lumbersexual with a weary eyeroll.
Instead, astronomers hope to observe planet formation in all its stages, each marking a phase in star and planet birth.
Some supporters keep pace, and others trail behind walking, there to observe Booker in the flesh more than for the cardio.
Mitchell said the cameras give administrators the ability to observe teachers in action and offer them tips and coaching.
Many so-called "humming tones" are given for practice, but in accepting them observe whether the foregoing principle is obeyed.
As the devil never wanted insinuators, I shall observe, that I learned a way how to make a man dream of what I pleased.
Yet I think if we observe closely we shall detect traces of a spontaneous impulse towards self-adornment.
The countess-dowager was not very adroit at spelling and composition, whether French or English, as you observe.
On his departure from the Alcazar, the warden thought it prudent to send a person to observe his movements.
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