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- Dictionaryobserve/əbˈzəːv/
verb
- 1. notice or perceive (something) and register it as being significant: "she observed that all the chairs were already occupied" Similar Opposite
- 2. make a remark: "‘It's chilly,’ she observed" Similar
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OBSERVE definition: 1. to watch carefully the way something happens or the way someone does something, especially in…. Learn more.
The meaning of OBSERVE is to conform one's action or practice to (something, such as a law, rite, or condition) : comply with. How to use observe in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Observe.
Observe definition: to see, watch, perceive, or notice. See examples of OBSERVE used in a sentence.
1. (tr; may take a clause as object) to see; perceive; notice. I observed that he was trembling. 2. (when tr, may take a clause as object) to watch (something) carefully; pay attention to (something) 3. to make observations of (something), esp scientific ones.
OBSERVE meaning: 1. to watch carefully the way something happens or the way someone does something, especially in…. Learn more.
Definition of observe verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Observe is often used to mean “remark” or “comment.” When trying to start up a conversation with an attractive stranger, you might observe that it’s raining outside (but hopefully you’ll come up with something more interesting to say).