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Word entry · 7 letters

observe

Best crossword clue

"Notice carefully"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /əbˈzɜːv/Part of speech verbSorted beeorsvStarts with OEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. stick to correctly or closely

Word origin

From Middle French observer, from Old French observer, from Latin observō (“to watch”), from ob- (“before”) + servō (“to keep”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to guard”). Cognate with Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐍂𐍅𐌰 (sarwa, “weapons, armour”), Old English searu (“device”).

Used in a sentence

  • From this vantage point we can observe the behavior of the animals in their natural habitat.
  • She got up before dawn to observe the lunar eclipse.
  • “One horse?” interjected Holmes. ¶ “Yes, only one.” ¶ “Did you observe the colour?”

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