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Verb

observo

1. first-person singular present indicative form of observar

Latin

Etymology

From ob- +‎ servō ‎(“watch, keep safe”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /opˈser.woː/

Verb

observō ‎(present infinitive observāre, perfect active observāvī, supine observātum); first conjugation

1. I observe, watch.
2. I guard, keep watch over.
3. I heed, regard, respect.
4. I pay attention to.
5. I notice, perceive.

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Descendants

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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “observo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (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

1. first-person singular present indicative of observar

Spanish

Verb

observo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of observar.