observe
observe
v. trans.
Note: P. and V. νοῦν ἔχειν πρός (acc. or dat.), ἐπισκοπεῖν, ἐννοεῖν (or mid.), νοεῖν (or mid.), Ar. and P. προσέχειν (dat.), προσέχειν τὸν νοῦν (dat.). Absol., P. and V. ἐνδέχεσθαι.
Perceive: P. and V. μανθά̆νειν, αἰσθά̆νεσθαι (acc. or gen.). ἐπαισθά̆νεσθαι (acc. or gen.), γιγνώσκειν, P. καταμανθάνειν.
Look at, examine: P. and V. ἐπισκοπεῖν, θεᾶσθαι, ἀ̆ναθρεῖν ; see examine, watch.
Be on the watch for: P. and V. φῠλάσσειν (acc.), προσδοκᾶν (acc.), Ar. and P. ἐπῐτηρεῖν (acc.), V. κᾰρᾱδοκεῖν (acc.) (also Xen.).
Watch: P. and V. φῠλάσσειν, Ar. and V. ἐποπτεύειν ; see watch, behold.
Comply with, keep: P. and V. σώζειν, φῠλάσσειν, διᾰσώζειν, διᾰφῠλάσσειν.
Abide by: P. and V. ἐμμένειν (dat.).
Celebrate: P. and V. ἄ̆γειν.
Make a remark: P. and V. λέγειν, εἰπεῖν ; see say.
v. trans.
Note: P. and V. νοῦν ἔχειν πρός (acc. or dat.), ἐπισκοπεῖν, ἐννοεῖν (or mid.), νοεῖν (or mid.), Ar. and P. προσέχειν (dat.), προσέχειν τὸν νοῦν (dat.). Absol., P. and V. ἐνδέχεσθαι.
Perceive: P. and V. μανθά̆νειν, αἰσθά̆νεσθαι (acc. or gen.). ἐπαισθά̆νεσθαι (acc. or gen.), γιγνώσκειν, P. καταμανθάνειν.
Look at, examine: P. and V. ἐπισκοπεῖν, θεᾶσθαι, ἀ̆ναθρεῖν ; see examine, watch.
Be on the watch for: P. and V. φῠλάσσειν (acc.), προσδοκᾶν (acc.), Ar. and P. ἐπῐτηρεῖν (acc.), V. κᾰρᾱδοκεῖν (acc.) (also Xen.).
Watch: P. and V. φῠλάσσειν, Ar. and V. ἐποπτεύειν ; see watch, behold.
Comply with, keep: P. and V. σώζειν, φῠλάσσειν, διᾰσώζειν, διᾰφῠλάσσειν.
Abide by: P. and V. ἐμμένειν (dat.).
Celebrate: P. and V. ἄ̆γειν.
Make a remark: P. and V. λέγειν, εἰπεῖν ; see say.
OBSERVE
conventus in this meaning only in Sen. N. Quaest. 7 12 3 conventus duarum stellarum.
Agreement convenientia (cum aliqua re): consensus: consensio: concentus.
“By a lucky coincidence ” etc. by circumlocution with peropportune cadit; percommode accidit.
conventus in this meaning only in Sen. N. Quaest. 7 12 3 conventus duarum stellarum.
Agreement convenientia (cum aliqua re): consensus: consensio: concentus.
“By a lucky coincidence ” etc. by circumlocution with peropportune cadit; percommode accidit.
nuptiis ambire is used of parents making proposals of marriage to a person; e.g. to one considered a good match (Tac. Germ. 18; ☞ connubiis ambire Verg.): to court avaricious widows venari viduas avaras.
Endeavour to obtain aucupari (e.g. gratiam alicujus; studium ac favorem populi); captare (e.g. plausus misericordiam favorem populi): venari (e.g. laudem): quaerere.
Endeavour to obtain aucupari (e.g. gratiam alicujus; studium ac favorem populi); captare (e.g. plausus misericordiam favorem populi): venari (e.g. laudem): quaerere.
For creep on all fours; creep forth into up down etc. [Vid: CRAWL].
Move along slowly; [Vid: CRAWL = “move slowly”].
FIG. (α) To travel slowly repere: reptare. (β) To move stealthily obrepere (Vid: above). To creep into anybody’s friendship se insinuare in alicujus familiaritatem: ad alicujus amicitiam arrepere: into anybody’s affection favor etc. irrepere in alicujus mentem: arrepere alicujus animo: influere in alicujus animum: into anybody’s friendship by flattery or (Prov.) to creep up anybody’s sleeve blanditiis et assentationibus alicujus amicitiam coliigere or in alicujus consuetudinem se immergere: to endeavor to creep into anybody’s favor by flattery assentatiuncula aucupari alicujus gratiam; also humiliter servire or servire only (of mean subserviency; Vid: Liv. 24 25; Cic. Parad. 5 -2 39): vice creeps into the heart of men under the appearance of virtue vitia nobis obrepunt sub virtutis nomine (Sen. Ep. 45 6).
Move along slowly; [Vid: CRAWL = “move slowly”].
FIG. (α) To travel slowly repere: reptare. (β) To move stealthily obrepere (Vid: above). To creep into anybody’s friendship se insinuare in alicujus familiaritatem: ad alicujus amicitiam arrepere: into anybody’s affection favor etc. irrepere in alicujus mentem: arrepere alicujus animo: influere in alicujus animum: into anybody’s friendship by flattery or (Prov.) to creep up anybody’s sleeve blanditiis et assentationibus alicujus amicitiam coliigere or in alicujus consuetudinem se immergere: to endeavor to creep into anybody’s favor by flattery assentatiuncula aucupari alicujus gratiam; also humiliter servire or servire only (of mean subserviency; Vid: Liv. 24 25; Cic. Parad. 5 -2 39): vice creeps into the heart of men under the appearance of virtue vitia nobis obrepunt sub virtutis nomine (Sen. Ep. 45 6).
To watch servare observare (general term): asservare (to watch carefully): animadvertere (to give heed or attention to): spectare contemplari (to look about quietly for the purpose of observation): considerare (to view or contemplate; e.g. sidera Gell. 2 21): custodire (to watch guard a person): speculari (to look out for): speculari et custodire aliquem: to observe the course of the stars observare [Moser Orell. observitare Cic. Div. 1 1 2] motus stellarum: to observe lightning servare de caelo (of an augur): to observe the rising of a constellation servare ortum sideris: to observe anybody’s behavior observare quemadmodum aliquis se gerat: to observe the enemy hostium consilia speculari (to endeavor to find out his plans): quae ab hostibus agantur cognoscere (to watch): hostium itinera servare (to note the march of an enemy).
To follow attend to observare (e.g. leges Cic.; praeceptum Caes.): parere (to obey).
To say remark dicere (to say): docere (to teach): to observe this ut hoc addam: to observe only one thing ut alia omittam (to pass by all other things). ☞ Avoid the expression so commonly used by annotators ut monet for ut ait ut docet ut annotavit ut est apud; ut monet is not Latin.
To follow attend to observare (e.g. leges Cic.; praeceptum Caes.): parere (to obey).
To say remark dicere (to say): docere (to teach): to observe this ut hoc addam: to observe only one thing ut alia omittam (to pass by all other things). ☞ Avoid the expression so commonly used by annotators ut monet for ut ait ut docet ut annotavit ut est apud; ut monet is not Latin.
observe:
I. To notice, pay attention to:
1. observo, 1 (to watch carefully): to o. the passages and motions of the heavenly bodies, trajectiones motusque siderum obs., Cic. Div. 1, 1, 2: v.TO WATCH .
2. ănĭmadverto, ti, sum, 3 (to notice, pay attention to): your rank causes whatever you do to be o.d, dignitas tua facit ut animadvertatur quicquid facias, Cic. Fam. 11, 27, fin.: Liv. (N.B.--In older writers often, animum adverto, of which the preced. is a contraction; also with acc.)
3. spĕcŭlor, 1 (to spy out): the eyes of many will o. and keep guard over you, multorum oculi te speculabuntur et custodient, Cic. Cat. 1, 2, fin.: to o. the settings and risings of the stars, obitus et ortus signorum sp., Virg. G. 1, 257.
4. contemplor, 1 (to view, look attentively at): to look up to the sky and o. the celestial phenomena, coelum suspicere coelestiaque c., Cic. N. D. 2, 2, init.: to o. the nature of the ground on every side, c. ab omni parte loci naturam, Liv. 35, 28: o. too (calling attention to a point), contemplator item, Virg. G. 1, 187.
5. consīdĕro, 1 (about = preced.): to o. (look carefully at) a statue, signum c., Cic. Off. 1, 41, 147: Gell.
6. sentio, 4: v.TO PERCEIVE . Phr.: to observe the intestines of victims, exta inspicere, Cic. Div. 2, 13, fin.: to o. celestial phenomena (for signs and omens), de coelo servare, id. Ph. 2, 32, 81: to be o.d (with interest and admiration), conspici: v. NOTICE (to attract).
II. To remark: dīco; inquam (the latter esp. introduced into the body of the observation itself): v.TO SAY , REMARK . (Kr. condemns such exprr. as, recte, bene monuit; recommending observavit, docuit, annotavit, dixit.)
III. To give heed to, keep in practice:
1. conservo, 1 (to preserve inviolate): to o. an oath, jusjurandum c., Cic. Off. 3, 28, fin.: to o. the privileges of ambassadors, jus legatorum c., Caes. B. G. 3, 16: v.TO KEEP .
2. observo, 1 (to pay respect to; keep carefully): to o. instructions very carefully, praeceptum obs. diligentissime, Caes. B. G. 5, 35: to o. the laws, leges obs., Cic. Off. 2, 11, 40.
3. obtempĕro, 1 (with dat): v.TO OBEY .
I. To notice, pay attention to:
1. observo, 1 (to watch carefully): to o. the passages and motions of the heavenly bodies, trajectiones motusque siderum obs., Cic. Div. 1, 1, 2: v.
2. ănĭmadverto, ti, sum, 3 (to notice, pay attention to): your rank causes whatever you do to be o.d, dignitas tua facit ut animadvertatur quicquid facias, Cic. Fam. 11, 27, fin.: Liv. (N.B.--In older writers often, animum adverto, of which the preced. is a contraction; also with acc.)
3. spĕcŭlor, 1 (to spy out): the eyes of many will o. and keep guard over you, multorum oculi te speculabuntur et custodient, Cic. Cat. 1, 2, fin.: to o. the settings and risings of the stars, obitus et ortus signorum sp., Virg. G. 1, 257.
4. contemplor, 1 (to view, look attentively at): to look up to the sky and o. the celestial phenomena, coelum suspicere coelestiaque c., Cic. N. D. 2, 2, init.: to o. the nature of the ground on every side, c. ab omni parte loci naturam, Liv. 35, 28: o. too (calling attention to a point), contemplator item, Virg. G. 1, 187.
5. consīdĕro, 1 (about = preced.): to o. (look carefully at) a statue, signum c., Cic. Off. 1, 41, 147: Gell.
6. sentio, 4: v.
II. To remark: dīco; inquam (the latter esp. introduced into the body of the observation itself): v.
III. To give heed to, keep in practice:
1. conservo, 1 (to preserve inviolate): to o. an oath, jusjurandum c., Cic. Off. 3, 28, fin.: to o. the privileges of ambassadors, jus legatorum c., Caes. B. G. 3, 16: v.
2. observo, 1 (to pay respect to; keep carefully): to o. instructions very carefully, praeceptum obs. diligentissime, Caes. B. G. 5, 35: to o. the laws, leges obs., Cic. Off. 2, 11, 40.
3. obtempĕro, 1 (with dat): v.
θεάομαι
θεάομαι, observe, watch (verb); θεάομαι, watch, gaze at (verb) (3b (= 2dG))
νοέω
to perceive by the eyes, observe, notice
καθοράω
(to look down); to observe
ἐφοράω
to oversee, observe, survey
ἐπιγιγνώσκω
to look upon, witness, observe
ἀθρέω
to look at, gaze at, observe, perceive
διατηρέω
to watch closely, observe
ἐνοράω
to see, remark, observe
observe
προσεπιθεάομαι
observe, consider besides
σκοπεύω
observe
συμβλέπω
observe at the same time
ἀποθεωρέω
observe
ἐνεῖδον
to observe
ἐξεμπεδόω
to keep quite firm, strictly observe
ἐπιγινώσκω
observe, recognize
ἐπισημειόομαι
distinguish, observe
ἐπισκέπτομαι
inspect, observe
ἐπωπάω
to observe, watch
ὑπαισθάνομαι
observe
ὑποφράζομαι
note, observe
θεάομαι, observe, watch (verb); θεάομαι, watch, gaze at (verb) (3b (= 2dG))
νοέω
to perceive by the eyes, observe, notice
καθοράω
(to look down); to observe
ἐφοράω
to oversee, observe, survey
ἐπιγιγνώσκω
to look upon, witness, observe
ἀθρέω
to look at, gaze at, observe, perceive
διατηρέω
to watch closely, observe
ἐνοράω
to see, remark, observe
appearing fewer than 50 times
καθιστορέωobserve
προσεπιθεάομαι
observe, consider besides
σκοπεύω
observe
συμβλέπω
observe at the same time
ἀποθεωρέω
observe
ἐνεῖδον
to observe
ἐξεμπεδόω
to keep quite firm, strictly observe
ἐπιγινώσκω
observe, recognize
ἐπισημειόομαι
distinguish, observe
ἐπισκέπτομαι
inspect, observe
ἐπωπάω
to observe, watch
ὑπαισθάνομαι
observe
ὑποφράζομαι
note, observe
specto
to look on, look at, behold, gaze at, watch, observe, inspect, attend
observo
to watch, note, heed, observe, take notice of, attend to
animadverto
to direct the mind, give attention to, attend to, consider, regard, observe, punish
conspicio
to look at attentively, get sight of, descry, perceive, observe, fix eyes upon
fungor
to busy oneself, be engaged, perform, execute, administer, discharge, observe, do
circumspicio
to look about, cast a look around, observe, see
contemplor
to gaze at, view attentively, survey, behold, observe, contemplate
speculor
to spy out, watch, observe, examine, explore
inspecto
to look at, observe, view
adnoto
to observe, remark
to look up at, gaze upon, observe
to look on, look at, behold, gaze at, watch, observe, inspect, attend
observo
to watch, note, heed, observe, take notice of, attend to
animadverto
to direct the mind, give attention to, attend to, consider, regard, observe, punish
conspicio
to look at attentively, get sight of, descry, perceive, observe, fix eyes upon
fungor
to busy oneself, be engaged, perform, execute, administer, discharge, observe, do
circumspicio
to look about, cast a look around, observe, see
contemplor
to gaze at, view attentively, survey, behold, observe, contemplate
speculor
to spy out, watch, observe, examine, explore
inspecto
to look at, observe, view
adnoto
to observe, remark
appearing fewer than 50 times
suspectoto look up at, gaze upon, observe