Definition of Observe

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Observe

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.

To be on the watch respecting; to pay attention to; to notice with care; to see; to perceive; to discover; as, to observe an eclipse; to observe the color or fashion of a dress; to observe the movements of an army.

To express as what has been noticed; to utter as a remark; to say in a casual or incidental way; to remark.

To take notice; to give attention to what one sees or hears; to attend.

To make a remark; to comment; -- generally with on or upon.

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Observe Quotations

You can observe a lot by just watching.
Yogi Berra

First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.
Napoleon Hill

He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand a broader mark for sorrow; but then he stands a broader mark for pleasure too.
Benjamin Franklin

Observe all men, thyself most.
Benjamin Franklin

Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself!
Confucius

Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.
George Washington

The more you observe politics, the more you've got to admit that each party is worse than the other.
Will Rogers

A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a book. Haste makes waste, no less in life than in housekeeping. Keep the time, observe the hours of the universe, not of the cars.
Henry David Thoreau

Observe, record, tabulate, communicate. Use your five senses. Learn to see, learn to hear, learn to feel, learn to smell, and know that by practice alone you can become expert.
William Osler

You will reciprocally promise love, loyalty and matrimonial honesty. We only want for you this day that these words constitute the principle of your entire life and that with the help of divine grace you will observe these solemn vows that today, before God, you formulate.
Pope John Paul II

Observe Translations

observe in Dutch is opvolgen, handelen volgens
observe in French is respecter, surveiller, accomplir, observons
observe in Italian is percepire, osservare, vigilare, compiere, eseguire
observe in Latin is video vidi visum, servo
observe in Portuguese is observar
observe in Spanish is percibir, acatar
observe in Swedish is betrakta, observera, iakttaga, beakta, varsebli

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