Definitions for observe

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observe ob·serve

Spelling: [uh b-zurv]

IPA: /əbˈzɜrv/

Observe is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 140 anagrams from letters in observe (beeorsv).

Definitions for observe

verb (used with object)

1. to see, watch, perceive, or notice:
2. to regard with attention, especially so as to see or learn something:
3. to watch, view, or note for a scientific, official, or other special purpose:
4. to state by way of comment; remark:
5. to keep or maintain in one's action, conduct, etc.:
6. to obey, comply with, or conform to:
7. to show regard for by some appropriate procedure, ceremony, etc.:
8. to perform duly or solemnize (ceremonies, rites, etc.).
9. to note or inspect closely for an omen or sign of future events.

verb (used without object)

1. to notice.
2. to act as an observer.
3. to remark or comment (usually followed by on or upon).

Origin of observe

1350-1400; Middle English observen Middle French observer Latin observāre to watch, regard, attend to, equivalent to ob- ob- + servāre to keep, save, pay heed to

Examples for observe

He joyed to observe that these men of incredible millions had no hauteur.

When you see them, you will observe how he endeavours to hold me to this correspondence.

Milza was the first to observe that her absence was unusually protracted.

Photos: Fury at the Ferguson Decision I had yet to be born to observe the events of Bloody Sunday on March 7, 1965.

Do you observe this red glow,—dusky, too, amid all the brightness?

I observe the workings of unemotional law and sometimes record them.

I begin to observe that it sounds as if Sully is in microcosm what Newman himself…but that is as far as I get.

Mitchell said the cameras give administrators the ability to observe teachers in action and offer them tips and coaching.

Some supporters keep pace, and others trail behind walking, there to observe Booker in the flesh more than for the cardio.

Instead, astronomers hope to observe planet formation in all its stages, each marking a phase in star and planet birth.