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See observé

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ʌʔbˈzɝv/ (CA)
  • An audio transcript can be found at en-us-observe.ogg


Verb

  1. To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
  2. : From this vantage point we can observe the behavior of the animals in their natural habitat.
  3. To follow the custom, practice, or rules (especially of a religion.)
  4. : Please observe all posted speed limits.
  5. To comment on something; to make an observation.
  6. : The senator observed that the bill would be detrimental to his constituents.


Translations

  • Arabic:
  • Chinese: 观察 (guānchá)
  • Czech:
  • Dutch: observeren
  • Finnish: ,
  • French: ,
  • German:
  • Hungarian:
  • Icelandic:
  • French: ,
  • Japanese: {{t+|ja|守る|tr=mamoru|sc=Jpan}}
  • Swedish:

Derived terms


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French

Verb

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  2. {{form of|third-person|Third-person singular present indicative|observer#French|observer|lang=French}}
  3. {{form of|First-person singular present subjunctive|observer#French|observer|lang=French}}
  4. {{form of|third-person|Third-person singular present subjunctive|observer#French|observer|lang=French}}
  5. {{form of|Second-person singular imperative|observer#French|observer|lang=French}}


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Observe \Ob*serve"\, v. i.
1. To take notice; to give attention to what one sees or
hears; to attend.
[1913 Webster]

2. To make a remark; to comment; to make an observation[3];
-- generally with on or upon.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

I have barely quoted . . . without observing upon
it. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]

Syn: To remark. See Remark.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Observe \Ob*serve"\ ([o^]b*z[~e]rv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Observed ([o^]b*z[~e]rvd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Observing.]
[L. observare, observatum; ob (see Ob-) + servare to save,
preserve, keep, heed, observe: cf. F. observer. See Serve.]
1. To take notice of by appropriate conduct; to conform one's
action or practice to; to keep; to heed; to obey; to
comply with; as, to observe rules or commands; to observe
civility.
[1913 Webster]

Ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread.
--Ex. xii. 17.
[1913 Webster]

He wolde no such cursedness observe. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]

Must I budge? Must I observe you? --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

With solemn purpose to observe
Immutably his sovereign will. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]

2. To be on the watch respecting; to pay attention to; to
notice with care; to see; to perceive; to notice; to
discover; as, to observe an eclipse; to observe the color
or fashion of a dress; to observe the movements of an
army; to observe an accident.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

3. To express as what has been noticed; to utter as a remark;
to say in a casual or incidental way; to remark.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet observe
v 1: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of;
"She detected high levels of lead in her drinking
water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint" [syn: detect,
find, discover, notice]
2: make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up
too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go
sailing" [syn: note, mention, remark]
3: observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of
this chemical reaction" [syn: note, take note]
4: watch attentively; "Please observe the reaction of these two
chemicals"
5: show respect towards; "honor your parents!" [syn: respect,
honor, honour, abide by] [ant: disrespect]
6: celebrate, as of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments";
"celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur" [syn: celebrate,
keep]
7: follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby,
please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed
the men with the binoculars" [syn: watch, follow, {watch
over}, keep an eye on]
8: observe correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with
the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all
my employees" [syn: keep, maintain]
9: conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments";
"she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original
conditions of the contract" [syn: keep]
Moby Dictionary
abide by
, accommodate , accommodate with , accord , act up to , adapt ,
adapt to
, adhere to , adjust , adjust to , administer ,
administer Communion
, agree with , allude to , animadvert ,
assimilate to
, attend , attend Communion , attend Mass , attend to ,
attend to orders
, autopsy , be faithful to , be guided by ,
be vigilant
, be watchful , beat the drum , behold , beholder , bend ,
blow the trumpet
, blurt , blurt out , bystander , call attention to ,
canvass
, carry out , carry through , case , catch sight of , celebrate ,
celebrate Mass
, check , check out , check over , check up on ,
chime in with
, clap eyes on , commemorate , comment , comment upon ,
commentate
, communicate , complete , comply , comply with , compose ,
conform
, conform to , consider , contemplate , conventionalize ,
correct
, correspond , declare , defer to , descry , dignify , discern ,
discharge
, discipline , discover , distinguish , do justice to ,
dress ship
, effect , effectuate , enforce , espy , examine , exclaim ,
execute
, eye , eyeball , eyewitness , fall in with , fill , fill out ,
fire a salute
, fit , follow , follow the book , formalize , fulfill ,
gaze at
, gear to , give an examination , glimpse , go by , go over ,
hallow
, harken to , harmonize , have a looksee , have in sight , heed ,
hold by
, hold in view , hold jubilee , honor , implement , inspect ,
interject
, jubilate , jubilize , keep , keep faith with ,
keep in sight
, keep in view , keep under observation , ken ,
lay eyes on
, let drop , let fall , listen to , live up to , look ,
look after
, look at , look on , look over , look upon , looker-on ,
maffick
, make , make conform , make good , make merry , make out ,
make reference to
, mark , meet , memorialize , mention , mind , mold ,
monitor
, muse , note , notice , obey , obey the rules , observer ,
onlooker
, opine , overhaul , overlook , pass over , pass under review ,
pay attention to
, peer at , perceive , peruse , pick out , pore over ,
postmortem
, promulgate , prosecute , put in force , put through ,
receive the Sacrament
, recognize , reconcile , reconnoiter , rectify ,
refer to
, reflect , regard , remark , remark upon , remember , render ,
respect
, revere , reverence , review , ritualize , rub off corners ,
run over
, satisfy , 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 with , tend , toe the line ,
transact
, twig , up on , venerate , view , viewer , watch , watcher ,
witness
, yield


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