3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] Ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread. --Ex. xii. 17. [1913 Webster] He wolde no such cursedness observe. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Must I budge? Must I observe you? --Shak. [1913 Webster] With solemn purpose to observe Immutably his sovereign will. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster +PJC] 3. To express as what has been noticed; to utter as a remark; to say in a casual or incidental way; to remark. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: observed \observed\ adj. 1. perceived with the eyes and sometimes with other senses; as, no explanation for the observed phenomena. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Detected by systematic scientific observation; as, variation in the observed flux may depend on a number of factors. Syn: ascertained. [WordNet 1.5] 3. Perceived directly with the eyes; observed at first hand. Syn: seen, witnessed. [WordNet 1.5] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: observed adj : discovered or determined by scientific observation; "variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factors"; "the discovered behavior norms"; "discovered differences in achievement"; "no explanation for the observed phenomena" [syn: {ascertained}, {discovered}]
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