Found 4 items, similar to observe.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: observe
mengamati
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: observe
mencerap, mengajuk, mengamati, mengarah-arah, mengawaskan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: observe
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,
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,
mention,
remark]
3: observe with care or pay close attention to;
“Take note of
this chemical reaction” [syn:
note,
take note]
4: watch attentively;
“Please observe the reaction of these two
chemicals”
5: show respect towards;
“honor your parents!” [syn:
respect,
honor,
honour,
abide by] [ant:
disrespect]
6: celebrate, as of holidays or rites;
“Keep the commandments”;
“celebrate Christmas”;
“Observe Yom Kippur” [syn:
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,
follow,
watch over
,
keep an eye on]
8: observe correctly or closely;
“The pianist kept time with
the metronome”;
“keep count”;
“I cannot keep track of all
my employees” [syn:
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:
keep]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Observe
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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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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