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Meaning of observe

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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},
           {observe}, {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}, {observe}, {mention}, {remark}]
      3: observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of
         this chemical reaction" [syn: {note}, {take note}, {observe}]
      4: watch attentively; "Please observe the reaction of these two
         chemicals"
      5: show respect towards; "honor your parents!" [syn: {respect},
         {honor}, {honour}, {abide by}, {observe}] [ant: {disrespect}]
      6: behave as expected during of holidays or rites; "Keep the
         commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"
         [syn: {observe}, {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}, {observe}, {follow},
         {watch over}, {keep an eye on}]
      8: stick to correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with
         the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my
         employees" [syn: {observe}, {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: {observe}, {keep}] [ant:
         {breach}, {break}, {go against}, {infract}, {offend},
         {transgress}, {violate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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