Main Entry:: ob·serve
Pronunciation:: \əb-ˈzərv\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: ob·served; ob·serv·ing
Etymology:: Middle English, from Anglo-French observer, from Latin observare to guard, watch, observe, from ob- in the way, toward + servare to keep — more at conserve
Date:: 14th century

transitive verb1: to conform one's action or practice to (as a law, rite, or condition) : comply with2: to inspect or take note of as an augury, omen, or presage3: to celebrate or solemnize (as a ceremony or festival) in a customary or accepted way4 a: to watch carefully especially with attention to details or behavior for the purpose of arriving at a judgment b: to make a scientific observation on or of5: to come to realize or know especially through consideration of noted facts6: to utter as a remarkintransitive verb1 a: to take notice b: to make observations : watch2: remark , comment

synonyms see keep

— ob·serv·ing·ly

\-ˈzər-viŋ-lē\ adverb

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