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Verb
observo
- first-person singular present indicative of observar
Latin
Etymology
From ob- + servō (“watch, keep safe”).
Pronunciation
Verb
observō (present infinitive observāre, perfect active observāvī, supine observātum); first conjugation
- to observe, watch, pay attention to
- Synonyms: cōnspiciō, servō, spectō, cōnspicor, intueor, custōdiō, animadvertō
- to guard, keep watch over
- Synonym: custōdiō
- to heed, regard, respect
- to notice, perceive
- Synonym: percipiō
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References
- “observo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “observo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- observo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to pay respect to, be courteous to a person: aliquem colere et observare (Att. 2. 19)
Portuguese
Verb
observo
- first-person singular present indicative of observar
Spanish
Verb
observo
- first-person singular present indicative of observar