observe
Cross references:
1. keep
ob.serve \*b-'z*rv\ \-'z*r-vin-le-\ vb [ME observen, fr. MF observer, fr. L
observare to guard, watc]h, observe, fr. ob- in the way, toward + servare
to keep - more at CONSERVE 1: to conform one's action or practice to {~
rules} 2: to inspect or take note of as an augury, omen, or presage 3: to
celebrate or solemnize (as a ceremony or festival) after a customary or
accepted form 4: to see or sense esp. through directed careful analytic
attention 5: to come to realize or know esp. through consideration of
noted facts 6: to utter as a remark 7: to make a scientific observation
on or of 1a: to take notice 1b: to make observations : WATCH 2: REMARK,
COMMENT - ob.serv.ing.ly av