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,
         observe, 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, observe, mention, remark]
    3: observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of
       this chemical reaction" [syn: note, take note, observe]
    4: watch attentively; "Please observe the reaction of these two
       chemicals"
    5: show respect towards; "honor your parents!" [syn: respect,
       honor, honour, abide by, observe] [ant: disrespect]
    6: behave as expected during of holidays or rites; "Keep the
       commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"
       [syn: observe, 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, observe, follow,
       watch over, keep an eye on]
    8: stick to correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with
       the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my
       employees" [syn: observe, 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: observe, keep] [ant:
       breach, break, go against, infract, offend,
       transgress, violate]

Observe \Ob*serve"\ ([o^]b*z[~e]rv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   Observed ([o^]b*z[~e]rvd"); 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.
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            Ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread.
                                                  --Ex. xii. 17.
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            He wolde no such cursedness observe.  --Chaucer.
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            Must I budge? Must I observe you?     --Shak.
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            With solemn purpose to observe
            Immutably his sovereign will.         --Milton.
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   2. 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.
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   3. To express as what has been noticed; to utter as a remark;
      to say in a casual or incidental way; to remark.
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Observe \Ob*serve"\, v. i.
   1. To take notice; to give attention to what one sees or
      hears; to attend.
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   2. To make a remark; to comment; to make an observation[3];
      -- generally with on or upon.
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            I have barely quoted . . . without observing upon
            it.                                   --Pope.
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   Syn: To remark. See Remark.
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