OBSERVE
\ɒbzˈɜːv], \ɒbzˈɜːv], \ɒ_b_z_ˈɜː_v]\
Definitions of OBSERVE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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show respect towards; "honor your parents!"
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celebrate, as of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"
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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"
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observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction"
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conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract"
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watch attentively; "Please observe the reaction of these two chemicals"
By Princeton University
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show respect towards; "honor your parents!"
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celebrate, as of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"
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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"
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observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction"
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conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract"
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watch attentively; "Please observe the reaction of these two chemicals"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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To be on the watch respecting; to pay attention to; to notice with care; to see; to perceive; to discover; as, to observe an eclipse; to observe the color or fashion of a dress; to observe the movements of an army.
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To take notice; to give attention to what one sees or hears; to attend.
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To make a remark; to comment; - generally with on or upon.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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To be on the watch respecting; to pay attention to; to notice with care; to see; to perceive; to discover; as, to observe an eclipse; to observe the color or fashion of a dress; to observe the movements of an army.
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To take notice; to give attention to what one sees or hears; to attend.
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To make a remark; to comment; - generally with on or upon.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To keep in view: to notice: to regard attentively: to remark: to comply with: to keep religiously: (B.) to keep or guard.
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To take notice: to attend: to remark.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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