- L. observareobservatum; obsee Ob-) + servare to save, preserve, keep, heed, observe: cf. F. observer. See Serve
- 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.He wolde no such cursedness observe.Must I budge? Must I observe you?With solemn purpose to observeImmutably his sovereign will.
- To be on the watch respecting; to pay attention to; to notice with care; to see; to perceive; to notice; to discover; as, to observe an eclipse; to observe the color or fashion of a dress; to observe the movements of an army; to observe an accident.
- To express as what has been noticed; to utter as a remark; to say in a casual or incidental way; to remark.
