Observe

Definition: Observe

Observe

Verb

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".

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".

3. Observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction".

4. Watch attentively; "Please observe the reaction of these two chemicals".

5. Show respect towards; "honor your parents!".

6. Celebrate, as of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur".

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".

8. Observe correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees".

9. Conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "observe" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Note: Observe \Ob*serve"\, transitive verb. [imperfect & past participle. Observed; Observing.]. (references)

Tips from 1870

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Synonyms: Observe

Attention

Verb: be attentive; Adjective: attend, advert to, observe, look, see, view, remark, notice, regard, take notice, mark; give attention to, pay attention to, pay heed to, give heed to; incline an ear to, lend an ear to; trouble one's head about; give a thought to, animadvert to; occupy oneself with; contemplate; (think of); look at, look to, look after, look into, look over; see to; turn the mind to, bend the mind to, apply the mind to, direct the mind to, give the mind to, turn the eye to, bend the eye to, apply the eye to, direct the eye to, give the eye to, turn the attention to, bend the attention to, apply the attention to, direct the attention to, give the attention to; have an eye to, have in one's eye; bear in mind; take into account, take into consideration; keep in sight, keep in view; have regard to, heed, mind, take cognizance of entertain, recognize; make note of, take note of; note.

Interjection: see! look, look here, look you, look to it! mark! lo! behold! soho! hark, hark ye! mind! halloo! observe! lo and behold! attention! nota bene, "N.B.", note well; I'd have you to know; notice! O yes! Oyez! dekko! ecco! yoho!

Conformity

Be regular; Adjective: move in a groove; follow observe the rules, go by the rules, bend to the rules,obey the rules, obey the precedents; comply with, tally with, chime in with, fall in with; be guided by, be regulated by; fall into a custom,fall into a usage; follow the fashion, follow the crowd, pass muster, do as others do, hurler avec les loups; stand on ceremony; when in Rome do as the Romans do; go with the stream, go with the flow, swim with the stream, swim with the current, swim with the tide, blow with the wind; stick to the beaten track; (habit); keep one in countenance.

Duty

Enter upon a duty, perform a duty, observe a duty, fulfill a duty, discharge a duty, adhere to a duty, acquit oneself of a duty, satisfy a duty, enter upon an obligation, perform an obligation, observe an obligation, fulfill an obligation, discharge an obligation, adhere to an obligation, acquit oneself of an obligation, satisfy an obligation; act one's part, redeem one's pledge, do justice to, be at one's post; do duty; do one's duty; (be virtuous).

Inattention

Verb: be inattentive; Adjective: overlook, disregard; pass by; (neglect) not observe; think little of.

Observance

Verb: observe, comply with, respect, acknowledge, abide by; cling to, adhere to, be faithful to, act up to; meet, fulfill; carry out, carry into execution; execute, perform, keep, satisfy, discharge; do one's office.

Respect

Keep one's distance, make room, observe due decorum, stand upon ceremony.

Crosswords: Observe

French (observes).

Observe, Mr Bond, your route from this world to the next (Moonraker; writing credit: Christopher Wood)

Observe their be'avior (Monty Python's Flying Circus; writing credit: Douglas Adams; Graham Chapman)

Observe the art of seduction (Friends; writing credit: Jörn O. Jensen; Birger Larsen)

Just feast your eyes upon my face, observe my shapely nose (James and the Giant Peach; writing credit: Karey Kirkpatrick)

First, we must observe the ancient ritual of the pre-fight donut (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze; writing credit: Kevin Eastman; Peter Laird)

Eyes of stone observe the trends (Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely; performing artist: Backstreet Boys)

You can observe a lot just by watching. (references; author: Yogi Berra)

Life lesson: You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time. (references; author: unknown)

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Books

• 9 Myths That Damage a Child's Confidence: What Parents Think, What Children Say, What Professionals Observe (reference)

• A Field Guide to the Familiar: Learning to Observe the Natural World (reference)

• Europeans Observe the American Revolution (reference)

• Frank McGuinness: Plays One: The Factory Girls, Observe the Sons of Ulster, Marching Towards the Somme, Innocence, Carthaginians, Baglady (reference)

• Observe eclipses (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• Observe with Sadiq Bey (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

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The compound microscope on the right is used to identify mounted specimens, while the stereoscopic microscope, along with chemicals on the left is used to observe living larvae captured from the field. Credit: CDC.

During the study, scientists would collect fleas inoculated with Y. pestis bacteria in order to observe modes of vector disease transmission. Credit: CDC.

Astronomers who are using the Hubble telescope to observe the gravitational lensing of light ... Credit: NASA.

Zenith telescope at the Ukiah Latitude Observatory Showing latitude levels Part of international effort to observe small changes in latitude. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

W. H. Burger observing Note standing straight up to observe - minimizing fatigue Level crew of W. H. Burger. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Tampa Baywatch and NOAA staff observe the progress at the restoration site. The two staff are Peter Clark of Tampa Baywatch and John Iliff of NOAA. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

District Conservationist Mary Stoll and US Fish and Wildlife Service biologist observe the growth of bluestem after a prescribed burn one year earlier on the Witchita National Wildlife Refuge. Oklahoma. Credit: Jeff Vanuga.

Hydraulic engineer Doug Shields (right) and student research assistant Rick Rauteux observe changes in channel geometry and stream corridor habitats caused by water rushing over a headcut. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..

At Texas Tech University, research assistants Anna Johnson and Harold Rachuonyo observe the behavior of a sow and her litter inside a farrowing hut. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..

Microbiologist Amy Charkowski and graduate student Abdulah Harris observe the display of a confocal microscope being used to examine an alfalfa sprout root that has been experimentally contaminated with Salmonella. The microbes show uup green or blue on the computer screen. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

We will appoint as justices, constables, sheriffs, or bailiffs only such as know the law of the realm and mean to observe it well. (reference)

And again, in his speech to the parliament, 1609, he hath these words, The king binds himself by a double oath, to the observation of the fundamental laws of his kingdom; tacitly, as by being a king, and so bound to protect as well the people, as the laws of his kingdom; and expressly, by his oath at his coronation, so as every just king, in a settled kingdom, is bound to observe that paction made to his people, by his laws, in framing his government agreeable thereunto, according to that paction which God made with Noah after the deluge. (Second Treatise of Government)

Furthermore she hereby agrees strictly to observe the decisions of the Council of the League on this subject. (reference)

We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom-- symbolizing an end as well as a beginning--signifying renewal as well as change. (reference)

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Observe the turn of her throat

But the relentless Ghost pinioned him in both his arms, and forced him to observe what happened next

Jean Valjean could glide along the houses and the walls on the dark side and observe the light side

He acted every part of an orator, and I could observe many periods of threatenings, and others of promises, pity, and kindness

We observe cats and dogs acquiring the same second nature

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Health

Parents should stay calm and carefully observe the child. (references)

Observe the color, texture, and any swelling or other abnormalities of the vestibular mucosa and gingiva. (references)

PPH patients can also help themselves by following the same sensible health measures that everyone should observe. (references)

Business

Each company that sent offers can observe the bid-opening process. (references)

The contracting office has the right, at its own expense, to inspect and observe development and production. (references)

Moreover, all parties can provide telecom services without restraint, provided they observe applicable legal regulations. (references)

Civil Liberties

Pakistan

However, Ahmadis regard themselves as Muslims and observe Islamic practices. (references)

Syria

In the past, the Government imprisoned journalists for failing to observe press restrictions. (references)

Russia

On occasion local authorities arbitrarily denied permits to demonstrators or appeared not to observe applicable regulations in denying such permits. (references)

Economic History

Somalia

Somalia is 8 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time and does not observe daylight saving time. (references)

Gambia, The

Gambians officially observe the holidays of both religions and practice religious tolerance. (references)

China

Foreign lawyers cannot act as attorneys in Chinese courts, but may observe proceedings informally. (references)

Human Rights

Tunisia

However, in practice judges do not always observe these rights. (references)

Syria

Such courts reportedly observe fewer of the formal procedures of regular military courts. (references)

Cyprus

Turkish Cypriot police at times did not observe legal protections, generally at the time of arrest. (references)

Indigenous People

Paraguay

Numerous indigenous groups have challenged Congress's proposed changes to the Indigenous Community Statue, which grants local groups the right to observe their traditional lifestyles and customs. (references)

Minorities

Ghana

Charismatic Christian leaders countered that the ban was unconstitutional and that they would not observe it. On May 13, groups of young men attacked and damaged two charismatic churches, resulting in a number of injuries. (references)

Iran

The law stipulates penalties for government workers who do not observe "Islam's principles and rules." Article 144 of the Constitution states that "the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran must be an Islamic army," which is "committed to an Islamic ideology," and must "recruit into its service individuals who have faith in the objectives of the Islamic Revolution and are devoted to the cause of achieving its goals." Apostasy, or conversion from Islam to another religion, is punishable by death. (references)

Political Economy

TUNISIA

Most business sectors observe a 48-hour workweek, with one 24-hour rest period. (references)

Saudi Arabia

The King's powers are limited because he must observe the Shari'a and other Saudi traditions. (references)

Czech Republic

Police and BIS authorities generally observe constitutional and legal protection of individual rights in carrying out their responsibilities. (references)

Political Rights

Belarus

Polling station observers were not allowed to observe the counting process. (references)

Rwanda

The announcement did not mention political party activities, but the parties continued to observe the suspension. (references)

Belarus

Electoral precincts throughout the country undermined the legal right of observers to observe the election counts by imposing the requirement that they stand several yards from the ballot counting. (references)

Trade

Thailand

By nature, regulations at the Customs Department are subject to frequent changes, which may be difficult for foreigners to observe and follow. (references)

Travel

Argentina

Argentina does not observe daylight saving time. (references)

Netherlands

The U.S. Embassy and Consulate General observe American holidays. (references)

Worker Rights

Dominica

Employers generally observe this law without government enforcement. (references)

Honduras

The Ministry of Labor applied the law in several cases, pressuring employers to observe the code. (references)

Sweden

Wages are set by collective bargaining contracts, which nonunion establishments usually observe as well. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "observe": cannot observe ♦ fail to observe ♦ neglect not observe ♦ obligation to observe silence ♦ observe a minute's silence ♦ observe a rule ♦ observe carefuly ♦ observe due decorum ♦ observe economy ♦ observe on ♦ observe ramadan ♦ observe rules ♦ observe secretly ♦ observe silence ♦ observe the anniversary of ♦ observe upon. Additional references.

Beginning with "observe": observe-only, observe-the.

Afrikaans

begaan (accomplish, achieve, act, carry out, do, keep, make, perform, tread, walk, walk upon), bedrywe (accomplish, achieve, act, carry out, do, keep, make, perform), bedryf (accomplish, achieve, act, carry out, certificate, diploma, do, document, enterprise, handicraft, keep, make, occupation, perform, profession, trade). (various references)

Albanian

zbatoj (act, apply, apply to, carry out, carry through, dispense, effectuate, enforce, execute, follow, obey, practise, realize), vrojtoj, vëzhgoj (monitor, oversee, scrutinize, watch), vërej (note, notice, remark, set eyes on), vë e, studioj (explore, learn, read, read up, research, search, study, survey), bëj një vërejtje. (various references)

Arabic 

‏إحتفل بعيد, ‏راقب (blue pencil, case, close, control, keep an eye on, look, look after, look on, mind, monitor, overlook, oversee, proctor, spy, stake, superintend, supervise, tend, watch), ‏رصد (balance, observation, predestine), ‏أبدى ملاحظة (demonstrate), ‏أدرك (apprehend, awake, comprehend, feel, follow, get at, overhaul, overtake, penetrate, perceive, pierce, realize, recognize, rejoin, see, see daylight, sense, sober up, take, twig, understand), ‏أقام الشعائر, ‏راعى (consider, consult, get by, keep, pay attention), ‏إحترم القانون, ‏ميز (characterize, confer distinction upon, differentiate, discern, discriminate, distinguish, favor, favour, grant a special privilege, honor, identify, know, label, make a distinction, mark, notice, perceive, prefer, privilege, realize, recognize, segregate, separate, set above others, set apart, set aside, single, single out, stamp), ‏إنتبه (be careful, look out, note, notice, pay attention, take notice), ‏صمت دقيقة, ‏عاين (sample, survey), ‏تقيد (abide by, adhere, hook up, observance, tie up), ‏وضع تحت المراقبة, ‏لاحظ (catch sight of, eye, keep an eye on, look at, make out, note, notice, perceive, realize, recognize, regard, remark, see, spy, take notice, twig, view), ‏إحترز. (various references)

Aymara

uñaqaña (to observe). (various references)

Bulgarian 

усещам (feel, perceive, scent, sense), следя (gumshoe, keep an eye on, mouse, ride herd on, shadow, stag, tail, track, trail, watch), спазвам (adhere, comply, hold, keep, mind, preserve, respect, satisfy), чествувам (get the feel of it, trumpet), казвам (bid, call, convey, put to, say, state, tell, utter), отбелязвам (commemorate, make, make notes, margin, notch up, note, notice, plot, put on, record, register, remark, set down, signalize, tag, write down), наблюдавам (eye, inspect, keep an eye on, look on, note, oversee, regard, stag, watch), забелязвам (cognize, discern, espy, identify, note, notice, perceive, pipe, remark, sight, spot, take in, take notice), празнувам (celebrate, keep, memorialize), долавям (catch, detect, note, sense). (various references)

Chinese 

观察 (Observation, Observed, Observing, Viewing), 睹 (see), 從 (follow, from, lax, obey, second cousin, unhurried, yielding), 察 (examine, inquire, inspect, look into, to examine). (various references)

Czech

zachovávat (be observant, keep), všímat si, sledovat (follow, follow up, pursue, retrace, shadow, tail, teleview, trace, track, trail, watch), slavit (celebrate, commemorate, keep, solemnize), respektovat (respect), pozorovat (spy, study, watch), poznamenat (Nick, remark, say, scar), konat (do, have, hold, practise). (various references)

Danish

overholde en frist over for Harmoniseringskontoret (to observe a time limit vis-� -vis the Office), observering af terminalstatus (observe terminal status), ved delvis selvudgloedning under luftafkoelingen eller ved en holdetid paa deformationstemperaturen med paafoelgende bratkoeling kan man iagttage dannelsen af den nye ferrit paa korngraenserne af tre paa hinanden foelgende generationer af austenitkorn (after partial auto-annealing by air cooling or by holding at the deformation temperature before quenching, it is possible to observe the formation of new ferrite at the boundaries of three successive generations of austenite grains), tilsidesættelse af de i finansforordningen foreskrevne former (failure to observe formalities prescribed by the Financial Regulation), tilsidesættelse af de formkrav,der foreskrives i finansforordningen (failure to observe formalities prescribed by the Financial Regulation), respektere (respect), målet kan ikke observeres (cannot observe), holde af driftsmaessige grunde (to observe a regulation stop), fortabelse af sikkerhedsstillelse ved overskridelse af frist (loss of security for failure to observe a time limit), for konsumenters vedkommende er der tale om et optag af radionuklider, som allerede har undergaaet en koncentrering i forhold til det abiotiske miljoe gennem deres passage fra de lavere til de hoejere trofiske niveauer (in the case of the consumers one can observe the uptake of radionuclides which have already undergone concentration in relation to the abiotic environment in the course of their passage from the lower to the higher trophic levels), for at iagttage strukturerne efter opkulning til forskellige kulstofindhold,blev stang-og pladeformede proevestykker gasopkullet i et industrielt ovnanlaeg og derefter luftkoelet (and subsequently air cooled, in order to observe the structures after carburising to different carbon contents, specimens as bars or plates were gas carburised in a commercial plant), fastslå,at sagen ikke skal afvises på grund af tilsidesættelse af formforskrifter (declare that the application complies with the formal requirements and is admissible, declare the application admissible notwithstanding the failure to observe the formal requirements), det paastaas,at Den Hoeje Myndighed har gjort sig skyldig i magtfordrejning eller aabenbart har tilsidesat Traktatens bestemmelser (the High Authority is alleged to have misused its powers or to have manifestly failed to observe the provisions of this Treaty), åbenbart have tilsidesat Traktatens bestemmelser eller enhver retsregel vedrørende dens gennemførelse offentsichtlich verkannt haben,33 (to have manifestly failed to observe the provisions of the Treaty or any rule of law relating to its application). (various references)

Dutch

opvolgen (act on, act upon, follow, run after), handelen volgens (act on, act upon, follow). (various references)

Esperanto

observi (keep, mind), plenumi (accomplish, achieve, keep, perform), agi laŭ (follow). (various references)

Faeroese

fullføra (accomplish, achieve, keep, perform). (various references)

Farsi 

ملاحظه کردن (Consider, Heed, Note, Perceive, Regard, Remark), مراعات کردن , مشاهده کردن (Behold, Perceive, See), گفتن (Bubble, Cite, Inform, Intimate, Rehearse, Relate, Say, Tell, Utter, Utterance), رعایت کردن , دیدن (Behold, Coneive, Distinguish, Eye, Look, Notice, Perceive, See, Seeing, Sight, Twig, View, Vision). (various references)

Finnish

tarkkailla (watch), tarkata (watch), tarkastaa (audit, check, check up on, examine, go through, inspect, look over, review, revise, supervise, test, verify, watch), seurata (accompany, be a consequence of, come after, ensue from, follow, succeed, watch), noudattaa (obey), huomioida, huomata (become aware of, catch sight of, detect, discover, find, note, notice, perceive, see), havaita (become aware of, discover, note, notice, perceive, realize, see). (various references)

French

respecter (to observe), observer, accomplir. (various references)

Frisian

observearje (keep, mind). (various references)

German

beobachten (eye, keep, mind, notice, observate, study, to observate, to observe, watch), wahrnehmen (be aware of, descry, detect, discern, discernment, distinguish, find, look after, notice, perceive, percipience, remark, take in, to descry, to notice, to observe, to sense), befolgen (act on, act upon, comply with, follow, keep, obey, to follow, to obey), überwachen (audit, check, check up on, guard, keep, keep a watch on, look after, monitor, oversee, patrol, police, supervise, to observe, to oversee, verify, watch, watch over). (various references)

Greek 

παρατηρώ (behold, eye, make a remark, note, notice, remark), τηρώ (abide by). (various references)

Hebrew 

לשמור (keep, keep guard, lay in, mind, preserve, protect), לחזות (envision, forecast, foresee, look, perceive, predict, prophesy, visualize), ל�"תבו� ן (contemplate, eye, gaze, look), ל�"שקיף (contemplate, look on, review, view), ל�"קפי�" (annoy, be strict, care for, particular), ל�"עיר �"ערות (comment, commentate, mention, notice, remark), ל�"בחין (discern, discriminate, know, make out, notice, perceive, recognize, spot, spy, tell), ל�"סתכל (consider, gaze, look, regard), לראות (behold, look, notice, see, set eyes on, view), לסכות (look, see). (various references)

Hungarian

teljesít (accomplish, achieve, comply, consummate, fulfil, fulfill, implement, keep, perform, satisfy, to accomplish, to carry out, to comply with, to deliver the goods, to follow the sea, to fulfil, to get through, to implement, to make good, to perform, to vouchsafe, vouchsafe), megfigyel (notice, to gumshoe, to mark, to monitor, to note, to notice, to scout), betart (keep, kept, to comply with, to keep, to make good, to observe). (various references)

Indonesian

mengawaskan (note), mengarah-arah (favor, note, resemble), mengamati, mengajuk (sound out, surable). (various references)

Irish

coimeád (keep; observe). (various references)

Italian

osservare (examine, keep, mind, note, notice, object, point out, remark, respect, see, survey, view, watch), eseguire (accomplish, achieve, act, carry out, do, execute, fulfil, fulfill, give, keep, perform), compiere (accomplish, achieve, carry out, carry through, come true, complete, discharge, do, effect, encompass, end, exert, fill, finish, fulfil, fulfill, have, implement, keep, make, perform). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

見澄ます (to make sure, to observe carefully), 法�'守る (to observe the law), � ��'守る (to observe the rules), 上�'る (to admit, to advance, to arrange, to arrest, to bear, to do up, to elevate, to engage, to finish, to fly, to fry, to give, to improve, to increase, to leave with, to mention, to observe, to offer, to perform, to praise, to present, to promote, to quote, to raise, to send, to stop, to usher in, to vomit). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ほう�'まもる (to observe the law), かく�'まもる (to observe the rules), あ�'る (to admit, to advance, to arrange, to arrest, to bear, to do up, to elevate, to engage, to finish, to fly, to fry, to give, to improve, to increase, to leave with, to lift, to mention, to observe, to offer, to perform, to praise, to present, to promote, to quote, to raise, to send, to stop, to usher in, to vomit), みすます (to make sure, to observe carefully). (various references)

Korean 

관측하십시�". (various references)

Manx

tastey (attention, awareness, cognition, consideration, heed, keep, notice, observance, observation, storage, vigilance), tastal (attend, fit on, heed, notice), goaill tastey jeh (attend, mark, note, notice), cronnaghey (check over, detect, determine, miss, perceive, scan), cooilleeiney (observance, observation). (various references)

Papiamen

opservá (keep, mind), cumpli (accomplish, achieve, keep, perform). (various references)

Pig Latin

observeay.(various references)

Polish

wykonać (accomplish, achieve, keep, perform), spełnić (accomplish, achieve, keep, perform). (various references)

Portuguese

observar (attend, behold, consider, deem, keep, look, look at, mind, note, notice, obey, perceive, premise, regard, remark, represent, scout, see, sight, spy, take notice, twig, view, watch). (various references)

Romanian

observa (catch sight of, descry, distinguish, espy, examine, heed, keep, mind, note, notice, perceive, remark, see, sight, study, survey, watch). (various references)

Romansch

observar (to observe). (various references)

Russian 

наблюдать (eye, oversee, regard, surveil, surveilled, watch). (various references)

Scottish

mothaich (feel, know, notice, perceive, take notice), amhairc (consider, deem, look, regard, view, watch). (various references)

Sepedi

hlokomela (to observe). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

osmatrati (look on, scan, watch), opaziti (note, perceive, sensate, sense), opažati (remark), proslaviti (celebrate), pridržavati se (stick to), posmatrati (behold, contemplate, watch). (various references)

Spanish

observar (behold, catch one's eye, catch sight, consider, deem, eye, keep, look, look at, mind, monitor, note, notice, preserve, regard, remark, sight, spy, view, watch), perpetrar (accomplish, achieve, act, carry out, commit, do, keep, make, perform, perpetrate), hacer (accomplish, achieve, act, administer, advance, ask, be, bestow, bind, bring, bring in, build, carry out, cause, come, commit, compose, compound, create, cut, cut out, do, draw, drive, drop, effect, emit, enter into, enter up, fabricate, force, form, generate, get, get out, give, go at, hole, keep, knock out, lay, lean, level, light, live, live through, lumber, lure on, make, make into, make up, making, offer, pack, pass, pay, perform, perpetrate, place, poke, prosecute, pull, punch, put, put forward, put out, put up, render, set off, tackle, take, take on, think up, throw, throw in, throw out, throw up, tie, to do, to make, to make into, travel, turn out, wet, work, work out), cometer (accomplish, achieve, act, carry out, commit, do, foul, go at, keep, make, perform). (various references)

Swedish

observera (keep, mind, note, notice), iakttaga (exercise, notice, remark), betrakta (account, consider, contemplate, envisage, esteem, eye, look at, look on, look upon, regard, take into account, treat, view, watch), beakta (advert, heed, pay attention, pay attention to, pay regard to, watch out for). (various references)

Thai

เฝ้า�"ู (keep an eye on), สังเกต (cognize, mind, note, remark), ออกความเห็น. (various references)

Turkish

yerine getirmek (accomplish, acquit oneself, answer, carry through, complete, discharge, execute, fulfil, fulfill, implement, make good, meet, perform, put in force, redeem, satisfy, serve, settle, stick to), uymak (abide by, accommodate oneself, accord, adapt, agree, answer, assort, become, chime, chime in with, coincide, comply, comply with, comport, conform, consist, consort, correlate, correspond, defer, do, do for, fall with, fit, follow, gear, go, go together, go with, harmonize, keep, keep to, match, mate, obey, pertain, quadrate, respect, sort together, Square, square with, string along with, suit, tally, tally with, tone, work in with), söylemek (affirm, air, apprise, assert, aver, bade, bid, break, call, confess, couch, deliver, drop, enunciate, give voice to, hazard, impart, name, order, pass, pronounce, remark, report, say, sing, sound, speak, speak of, spill, spit, spit out, state, tell, throw out, utter, voice, word), riayet etmek (defer, obey, respest), kutlamak (celebrate, commemorate, congratulate, emblazon, felicitate, greet, keep), izlemek (chase, come on, dog, eye, follow, follow in smb.'s wake, follow up, give chase, go by, hound, keep tabs on, monitor, monitorize, pursue, shadow, supervene, tail, trace, track, trail, watch), incelemek (analyse, analyze, audit, check over, con, construe, dig, dig out, dissect, examine, examine into, go into, investigate, look into, look through, make a study of, peruse, research, research into, scan, search, study, survey, twig, vet, view), gözlemek (long, Miss, monitor, sight, spy, spy out, watch), gözetlemek (case, case the joint, espy, eye, keep cave, peek, peep, pry, pry about, pry into, spy, spy on, spy on smb., spy out, spy upon, stand over, watch), görmek (behold, catch sight of, consider, espy, experience, get sight of, see, see into, sight, spot, transact, view, wake to, waken), görüşünü bildirmek, farketmek (become aware of, catch sight, descry, detect, discern, discover, distinguish, espy, know, make a difference, make out, note, notice, perceive, realize, recognize, remark, see, take notice), dikkatle bakmak (eye, look carefully, measure, peer), demek (bade, bid, call, say, so, style, tell, term, then). (various references)

Turkmen 

synlamak (watch), syn etmek (review, stare). (various references)

Ukrainian

стежити (attend, espy, eye, investigate, keep tabs on, outwatch, oversee, see to, tend, track, watch), святкувати (celebrate, commemorate, fete, rejoice, solemnize), спостерігати (invigilate, look on, oversee, see, sight, twig, watch), робити зауваження (correct, remark), коментувати (annotate, comment), відзначати (note, signalize), вести наукові спостереження, висловлюватися (express oneself, have one's say, speak up), вивчати (learn, scan, see into, study), примічати, помічати (behold, detect, heed, note, notice, remark, take notice), дотримуватися звичаїв, додержувати правил. (various references)

Welsh

sylwi (notice, regard), cyfarchwylio (survey). (various references)

arbitrabatur, arbitrabitur, arbitramini, arbitramur, arbitrans, arbitrantur, arbitrari, arbitraris, arbitrati, arbitratus, arbitrentur, arbitretur, arbitror, aspectans, aspectu, aspectum, aspectuque, aspectus, aspexerit, aspexi, aspeximus, aspexisset, aspexisti, aspexit, aspice, aspicere, aspicerem, aspicerent, aspiceret, aspiciam, aspiciant, aspicias, aspiciat, aspiciebant, aspiciebantque, aspiciebat, aspiciemus, aspiciens, aspicient, aspicientes, aspicientibus, aspicies, aspiciet, aspicietis, aspicite, aspiciunt, conserva, conservabant, conservabat, conservabit, conservabunt, conservabuntur, conservantibus, conservare, conservari, conservasti, conservat, conservata, conservatae, conservatam, conservate, conservati, conservatis, conservatur, conservaveritis, conservaverunt, conservavit, conservent, conserves, conservet, conservo, considerare, conspectis, conspecto, conspectu, conspectum, conspecturi, conspectus, conspexerit, conspexit, conspice, conspicere, conspicias, conspiciensque, conspicis, conspicit, conspiciuntur, custodio, inspector, inspexerant, inspexerunt, inspexisset, inspexit, inspice, inspicere, inspicerem, inspicerent, inspiciam, inspicientes, inspicientis, intueor, nota, notâ, notarent, notas, notate, noto, observa, observabant, observabat, observabilis, observabis, observabit, observabitis, observabo, observanda, observant, observantem, observantes, observantiam, observare, observarent, observares, observaret, observas, observasti, observat, observate, observatis, observaverint, observaverit, observaverunt, observavi, observavit, observent, observentur, observes, observet, observetis, observo, perspecta, perspexerint, perspexerit, perspexero, perspexi, perspeximus, perspicies, perspicis, sabbatizabit, sabbatizavit, sabbatizet, sabbato, servo, spectabant, spectante, spectat, speculantes, specularetur, speculari, speculationi, speculationis, speculator, speculatorum, usurpo, video vidi visum. (various references)

healdan. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "observe": observed, observer, observers, observes. (additional references)

Words ending with "observe": reobserve. (additional references)

Words containing "observe": interobserver, interobservers, reobserved, reobserves, unobserved. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Observe" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Obere, obser, observ, observa, observat, obwserve, Oseva. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: obverse, verbose.

-1 letter: bevors, breves, soever.

-2 letters: beers, bevor, bores, brees, breve, brose, erose, obese, overs, robes, roves, serve, servo, sever, sober, veers, verbs, verse, verso.

-3 letters: beer, bees, bore, bree, bros, eros, ever, eves, obes, orbs, ores, over, rebs, rees, revs, robe, robs, roes, rose, rove, seer, sere, sorb, sore, veer, vees, verb, voes.

-4 letters: bee.

+1 letter: observed, observer, observes, obverses, overbets.

+2 letters: bedcovers, observers, obversely, overbakes, overbears, overbeats, overbites, reobserve, verbosely.

+3 letters: herbivores, observable, observance, overblouse, overbrowse, oversubtle, reobserved, reobserves, resolvable, unobserved.

+4 letters: conversable, herbivories, observables, observances, overbidders, overblouses, overbrowsed, overbrowses, overburdens, reobserving, verboseness, verbosities.

+5 letters: abortiveness, beaverboards, bedcoverings, convertibles, discoverable, inobservance, irresolvable, nonbelievers, overbalances, overbleaches, provableness, unobservable, unresolvable.