observe
verb
[ əbˈzəːv ]
• notice or perceive (something) and register it as being significant.
• "she observed that all the chairs were already occupied"
Similar:
notice,
see,
note,
perceive,
discern,
remark,
spot,
detect,
discover,
distinguish,
make out,
espy,
descry,
behold,
• make a remark.
• "‘It's chilly,’ she observed"
Similar:
comment,
remark,
say,
mention,
note,
declare,
announce,
state,
utter,
pronounce,
interpose,
interject,
opine,
• fulfil or comply with (a social, legal, ethical, or religious obligation).
• "a tribunal must observe the principles of natural justice"
Similar:
comply with,
abide by,
keep,
obey,
adhere to,
conform to,
heed,
honour,
respect,
be heedful of,
pay attention to,
follow,
acquiesce in,
consent to,
accept,
defer to,
fulfil,
stand by,
Origin:
late Middle English (in observe (sense 3)): from Old French observer, from Latin observare ‘to watch’, from ob- ‘towards’ + servare ‘attend to, look at’.
