Hypertext Webster Gateway: "observe"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Observe \Ob*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Observed}; 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.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}]
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