ob·serve ( b-zûrv )v. ob·served, ob·serv·ing, ob·serves v.tr. 1. To be or become aware of, especially through careful and directed attention; notice. 2. To watch attentively: observe a child's behavior. 3. To make a systematic or scientific observation of: observe the orbit of the moon. 4. To say casually; remark. 5. To adhere to or abide by: observe the terms of a contract. 6. To keep or celebrate (a holiday, for example): observe an anniversary. v.intr. 1. To take notice. 2. To say something; make a comment or remark. 3. To watch or be present without participating actively: We were invited to the conference solely to observe. [Middle English observen, to conform to, from Old French observer, from Latin observ  re, to abide by, watch : ob-, over; see ob- + servre, to keep, watch; see ser-1 in Indo-European roots.]ob·serv ing·ly adv.Synonyms: observe, keep, celebrate, commemorate, solemnize These verbs mean to give proper heed to or show proper reverence for something, such as a rule, custom, or holiday. Observe stresses compliance or respectful adherence to that which is prescribed: observe the speed limit; observe the Sabbath. Keep implies actions such as the discharge of a duty or the fulfillment of a promise: keep one's word; keep personal commitments. Celebrate emphasizes observance in the form of rejoicing or festivity: a surprise party to celebrate her birthday. To commemorate is to honor the memory of a past event: a ceremony that commemorated the career of a physician. Solemnize implies dignity and gravity in the celebration of an occasion: solemnized the funeral with a 21-gun salute. See Also Synonyms at see1. |
observe
Verb
[-serving, -served]
1. to see or notice: after some hours I observed a change in the animal's behaviour
2. to watch (something) carefully
3. to make scientific examinations of
4. to remark: the speaker observed that times had changed
5. to keep (a law or custom) [Latin observare]
observable adj
observer n
observer n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | observe - 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" catch out, find out - trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act; "He was caught out"; "She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks" discover, find - make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle" sense - detect some circumstance or entity automatically; "This robot can sense the presence of people in the room"; "particle detectors sense ionization" instantiate - find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word); "The linguists could not instantiate this sense of the noun that he claimed existed in a certain dialect" trace - discover traces of; "She traced the circumstances of her birth" see - observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it" |
| 2. | observe - make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" | |
| 3. | observe - observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction" | |
| 4. | observe - watch attentively; "Please observe the reaction of these two chemicals" watch - look attentively; "watch a basketball game" monitor, supervise - keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance; "we are monitoring the air quality"; "the police monitor the suspect's moves" monitor - check, track, or observe by means of a receiver track - observe or plot the moving path of something; "track a missile" | |
| 5. |  observe - show respect towards; "honor your parents!"accept - consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument" lionise, lionize, celebrate - assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna" tolerate - recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others); "We must tolerate the religions of others" | |
| 6. | observe - behave as expected during of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur" commemorate, mark - mark by some ceremony or observation; "The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade" mourn - observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one | |
| 7. | observe - 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" check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, suss out, look into, go over - examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" trace, follow - follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress" keep tabs on - keep a record on or watch attentively; "The government keeps tabs on the dissidents" guard - to keep watch over; "there would be men guarding the horses" invigilate, proctor - watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating) | |
| 8. | observe - stick to correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees" | |
| 9. | observe - conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract" make good - act as promised; "make good on promises" |
observe
verb 1. watch, study, view, look at, note, check, regard, survey, monitor, contemplate, check out (informal) look on, keep an eye on (informal) gaze at, pay attention to, keep track of, scrutinize, keep tabs on (informal) recce (slang) keep under observation, watch like a hawk, take a dekko at Brit. (slang)
verb 2. notice, see, note, mark, discover, spot, regard, witness, clock Brit. (slang) distinguish, perceive, detect, discern, behold (archaic), (literary) eye, eyeball (slang) peer at, espy, get a load of (informal)
Translations
observe [əbˈzəːv] vt (= watch) → beobachten (= notice, comment); bemerken (= abide by) [+ rule etc] → einhalten
v observe [əbˈzəːv]
1 to notice I observed her late arrival. opmerk , waarneem, sien يُلاحِظ забелязвам zaznamenat bemærke; lægge mærke til bemerken αντιλαμβάνομαι, προσέχω observar, notar tähele panema متوجه شدن havaita remarquer לְהַבחִין देखना uočiti észrevesz memperhatikan taka eftir notare ～に気がつく 알아채다 pastebėti ievērot nampak opmerken legge merke til spostrzec reparar em a remarca замечать všimnúť si opaziti primetiti lägga märke till, uppmärksamma สังเกต farketmek 注意到 примічати, помічати محوس کرنا theo dõi 注意到
2 to watch carefully She observed his actions with interest. waarneem, observeer يُراقِب наблюдавам pozorovat iagttage beobachten παρατηρώ προσεκτικά observar, ver jälgima با توجه نگریستن tarkkailla observer לִצפּוֹת अवलोकन करना promatrati (meg)figyel mengawasi veita athygli osservare 観察する 관찰하다 stebėti, sekti vērot, sekot ar skatienu memperhatikan gadeslaan iaktta, observere obserwować observar a observa, a urmări наблюдать, следить pozorovať opazovati posmatrati iaktta เฝ้าดู gözlemek 觀察 спостерігати; стежити مشاہدہ کرنا sát sao 观察
3 to obey We must observe the rules. nakom يُطيع، يُراعي، يُحافِظ على القَوانين подчинявам zachovávat overholde befolgen υπακούω, τηρώ cumplir, respetar järgima رعایت کردن noudattaa observer לְקָייֵם नियमों का पालन करना slušati, pridržavati se betart mematuhi fylgja, hlÿða osservare, rispettare 従う 따르다 laikytis, gerbti, švęsti ievērot (likumus) mematuhi in acht nemen overholde przestrzegać acatar a respecta соблюдать zachovávať držati se poštovati iaktta, följa, efterleva ยินยอมทำตาม itaat etmek 遵守 дотримуватися اطاعت کرنا، بجالانا tuân theo 遵守
4 to make a remark It's a lovely day', he observed. opmerk يُعَلِّق، يُبْدي مُلاحَظَه отбелязвам poznamenat bemærke bemerken σχολιάζω, παρατηρώ señalar märkima اظهار کردن huomauttaa faire observer לְהָעִיר अपना मत व्यक्त करना napomenuti megjegyez berkomentar segja, verða að orði osservare 述べる (소견으로서) 말하다 pasakyti, pareikšti piezīmēt, piebilst katanya opmerken bemerke, si zauważyć comentar a remarca заметить poznamenať pripomniti opaziti konstatera ออกความเห็น söylemek 評述 робити зауваження رائے دينا nhận xét 评述
n obˈservance
1 the act of obeying rules etc the observance of the law. eerbiediging مُراعاة القَوانين съблюдаване dodržování overholdelse das Befolgen τήρηση κανόνων, υπακοή observancia, cumplimiento kuulekus رعایت kuuliaisuus observation לְקָייֵם सामाजिक, धार्मिक, नैतिक रीति पालन pridržavanje, obdržavanje betartás kepatuhan það að virða reglur osservanza, rispetto 順守 (법률 등의) 준수 laikymasis ievērošana amalan mematuhi naleving overholdelse przestrzeganie obediência respectare соблюдение dodržiavanie spoštovanje poštovanje iakttagande, efterlevnad การปฏิบัติตาม itaat 遵守，奉行 додержання تعميل، پابندي sự tuân theo 遵守，奉行
2 the act of observing (a tradition etc) the observance of religious holidays. viering, nakoming مُحافظَه على التَّقاليد أو الشَّعائِر спазване zachovávání, slavení overholdelse das Befolgen τήρηση (π.χ. εθίμου) observancia järgimine برگزاری viettäminen observance שְׁמִירָה विधि, रीति, रिवाज़, रस्म का पालन obdržavanje megtartás perhatian það að virða (hefðir) osservanza, rispetto 守ること (관례 등에) 따르기 šventimas ievērošana; svinēšana; atzīmēšana amalan eerbiediging helligholdelse obchodzenie observância păstrare празднование slávenie upoštevanje poštovanje firande พิธีกรรมทางศาสนา kutlama 慣例，紀念 повага, пошана بجا آوري، تعميل lễ kỷ niệm 惯例，纪念
adj obˈservant
quick to notice An observant boy remembered the car's registration number. oplettend, opmerksaam دَقيق المُلاحَظَه наблюдател pozorný opmærksom aufmerksam παρατηρητικός observador tähelepanelik تیز بین valpas observateur בַּעַל עַיִן בּוֹחֶנֶת प्रेक्षक pozoran, pomnjiv figyelmes, jó megfigyelő jeli athugull attento, perspicace 注意深い 관찰력이 날카로운 pastabus vērīgs tajam daya pemerhatian oplettend oppmerksom, observant spostrzegawczy atento cu spirit de observaţie наблюдательный pozorný ki dobro opazuje; pazljiv koji dobro zapaža observant, uppmärksam ช่างสังเกต dikkatli 觀察力敏銳的 спостережливий; уважний بيدار دماغ، باريک بيں tinh mắt 观察力敏锐的
n obserˈvation [ob-]
1 the act of noticing or watching She is in hospital for observation. waarneming مُراقَبَه наблюдение pozorování observation die Beobachtung παρατήρηση, παρακολούθηση observación vaatlus مراقبت؛ توجه tarkkailu observation, surveillance הִתבּוֹנֵנוּת अवलोकन promatranje megfigyelés penelitian eftirlit osservazione 観察 관찰 stebėjimas, sekimas novērošana pemerhatian observatie iakttakelse, observasjon obserwacja observação observaţie, supraveghere наблюдение pozorovanie opazovanje posmatranje observation, iakttagelse การสังเกต gözlem 觀察 спостерігання; нагляд مشاہدہ sự theo dõi 观察
2 a remark. opmerking, aanmerking مُلاحَظَه забележка postřeh bemærkning die Bemerkung παρατήρηση, σχόλιο observación, comentario märkus اظهار نظر huomautus observation הֶעָרָה टिप्पणी napomena, zapažanje megjegyzés komentar athugasemd osservazione 発言 (관찰에 입각한) 비평, 소견 pastaba piezīme komen opmerking bemerkning uwaga comentário observaţie замечание postreh pripomba opaska anmärkning, yttrande ความเห็น söz 評述 зауваження تبصرہ lời nhận xét 评述
n obˈservatory
a place for observing and studying the stars, weather etc. observatorium مَرْصَد обсерватория observatoř observatorium das Observatorium αστεροσκοπείο observatorio observatoorium رصدخانه havaintoasema observatoire מִצפֶּה वेधशाला opservatorij, promatračnica obszervatórium observatorium (stjörnu)athugunarstöð osservatorio 観測所 관측소, 기상대, 전망대 observatorija observatorija balai cerap sterrenwacht observatorium obserwatorium observatório observator (astronomic) обсерватория observatórium opazovalnica opservatorija observatorium หอสังเกตการณ์ rasathane, gözlem evi 天文台 обсерваторія رصد گاہ đài thiên văn 天文台
n obˈserver
a person who observes. waarnemer مُراقِب наблюдател pozorovatel, -ka observatør der/die Beobachter(in) παρατηρητής observador vaatleja ناظر؛ مراقب tarkkailija observateur/-trice צוֹפֶה प्रेक्षक, पर्यवेक्षक promatrač (meg)figyelő pengamat athugandi, skoðandi osservatore, osservatrice 観測者 관찰자, 관측자 stebėtojas, apžvalgininkas novērotājs; komentētājs pemerhati waarnemer iakttaker, observatør obserwator observador observator наблюдатель; обозреватель pozorovateľ, -ka opazovalec posmatrač observatör, iakttagare ผู้สังเกตการณ์ gözlemci 觀測者 спостерігач; оглядач مشاہد người quan sát 观测者
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