Category:Observe

Ob*serve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Observed; p. pr. & vb. n. Observing.] Etym: [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. Ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread. Ex. xii. 17. He wolde no such cursedness observe. Chaucer. Must i budge must i observe you shak. With solemn purpose to observe immutably his sovereign will. Milton.

2. 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.

3. To express as what has been noticed; to utter as a remark; to say In a casual or incidental way; to remark.

Observe Ob*serve", v. i.

1. To take notice; to give attention to what one sees or hears; to Attend.

2. To make a remark; to comment; -- generally with on or upon. I have barely quoted... without observing upon it. Pope.

Syn. -- to remark. See remark.