English-Thai Dictionary

observe

VI เฝ้าดู  watch fao-du

 

observe

VT ยินยอม ทำตาม (ทางกฎหมาย หรือ ประเพ ณี  comply obey disobey yin-yom-tam-tam

 

observe

VT สังเกต  สังเกตการณ์  notice note see overlook miss sang-ked

 

observe

VT ออกความเห็น  วิจารณ์  comment mention remark hide avoid ook-kwam-hen

 

observe

VT เฝ้าดู  watch keep an eye on neglect disregard fao-du

 

observe on / upon

PHRV พูดถึง  พูด เกี่ยวกับ  phud-tueng

 

observer

N ผู้สังเกตการณ์  ผู้ สังเกต  phu-sang-ked-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OBSERVE

v.t.obzerv'. [L. observo; ob and servo, to keep or hold. The sense is to hold in view, or to keep the eyes on. ] 1. To see or behold with some attention; to notice; as, to observe a halo round the moon; I observed a singular phenomenon; we observe strangers or their dress. I saw the figure, but observed nothing peculiar in it.
2. To take notice or cognizance of by the intellect. We observe nice distinctions in arguments, or a peculiar delicacy of thought.
3. To utter or express, as a remark, opinion or sentiment; to remark. He observed that no man appears great to his domestics.
4. To keep religiously; to celebrate.
A night to be much observed to the Lord. Exodus 12:42.
Ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread. Exodus 12:17.
Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. Galatians 4:1 .
5. To keep or adhere to in practice; to comply with; to obey; as, to observe the laws of the state; to observe the rules and regulations of a society.
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. Matthew 28:2 .
6. To practice.
In the days of Enoch, the people observed not circumcision or the sabbath.

 

OBSERVE

v.i.observ'. 1. To remark. I have heard the gentleman's arguments, and shall hereafter observe upon them.
2. To be attentive.

 

OBSERVED

pp. s as z. 1. Noticed by the eye or the mind.
2. Kept religiously; celebrated; practiced.

 

OBSERVER

n.s as z. 1. One who observes; one that takes notice; particularly, one who looks to with care, attention or vigilance.
Careful observers may foretell the hour, by sure prognostic, when to dread a shower.
Creditors are great observers of set days and times.
2. A beholder; a looker on; a spectator.
3. One who keeps any law, custom, regulation or rite; one who adheres to any thing in practice; one who performs; as a great observer of forms; an observer of old customs.
4. One who fulfills or performs; as, he is a strict observer of his word or promise.
5. One who keeps religiously; as an observer of the sabbath.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OBSERVE

Ob *serve ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Observed; p. pr. & vb. n. Observing. ]Etym: [L.observare, observatum; ob (see Ob- ) + servare to save, preserve, keep, heed, observe: cf. F. observer. See Serve. ]

 

1. To take notice of by appropriate conduct; to conform one's action or practice to; to keep; to heed; to obey; to comply with; as, to observe rules or commands; to observe civility. Ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread. Ex. xii. 17.He wolde no such cursedness observe. Chaucer. Must I budge Must I observe you Shak. With solemn purpose to observe Immutably his sovereign will. Milton.

 

2. To be on the watch respecting; to pay attention to; to notice with care; to see; to perceive; to discover; as, to observe an eclipse; to observe the color or fashion of a dress; to observe the movements of an army.

 

3. To express as what has been noticed; to utter as a remark; to say in a casual or incidental way; to remark.

 

OBSERVE

OBSERVE Ob *serve ", v. i.

 

1. To take notice; to give attention to what one sees or hears; to attend.

 

2. To make a remark; to comment; -- generally with on or upon. I have barely quoted. .. without observing upon it. Pope.

 

Syn. -- To remark. See Remark.

 

OBSERVER

OBSERVER Ob *serv "er, n.

 

1. One who observes, or pays attention to, anything; especially, one engaged in, or trained to habits of, close and exact observation; as, an astronomical observer. The observed of all observers. Shak. Careful observers may foretell the hour, By sure prognostic, when to dread a shower. Swift.

 

2. One who keeps any law, custom, regulation, rite, etc. ; one who conforms to anything in practice. "Diligent observers of old customs. " Spenser. These. .. hearkend unto observers of times. Deut. xviii. 14.

 

3. One who fulfills or performs; as, an observer of his promises.

 

4. A sycophantic follower. [Obs. ] Beau. & Fl.

 

OBSERVERSHIP

OBSERVERSHIP Ob *serv "er *ship, n.

 

Defn: The office or work of an observer.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

observe

ob serve |əbˈzərv əbˈzərv | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 notice or perceive (something ) and register it as being significant: [ with clause ] : young people observe that decisions are made by others. • watch (someone or something ) carefully and attentively: Rob stood in the hallway, where he could observe the happenings on the street. • take note of or detect (something ) in the course of a scientific study: the behavior observed in groups of chimpanzees. • [ reporting verb ] make a remark or comment: [ with direct speech ] : “It's chilly, ” she observed | [ with clause ] : a stockbroker once observed that dealers live and work in hell. 2 fulfill or comply with (a social, legal, ethical, or religious obligation ): a tribunal must observe the principles of natural justice. • maintain (silence ) in compliance with a rule or custom, or temporarily as a mark of respect: a minute's silence will be observed. • perform or take part in (a rite or ceremony ): relations gather to observe the funeral rites. • celebrate or acknowledge (an anniversary ): many observed the one-year anniversary of the flood. ORIGIN late Middle English ( sense 2 ): from Old French observer, from Latin observare ‘to watch, ’ from ob- ‘toward ’ + servare ‘attend to, look at. ’

 

observer

ob serv er |əbˈzərvər əbˈzərvər | ▶noun a person who watches or notices something: to a casual observer, he was at peace. • a person who follows events, esp. political ones, closely and comments publicly on them: some observers expect interest rates to rise. • a person posted to an area in an official capacity to monitor political or military events: elections scrutinized by international observers. • a person who attends a conference, inquiry, etc. , to note the proceedings without participating in them.

 

Oxford Dictionary

observe

ob |serve |əbˈzəːv | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 notice or perceive (something ) and register it as being significant: [ with clause ] : she observed that all the chairs were already occupied. • watch (someone or something ) carefully and attentively: Rob stood in the hallway, from where he could observe the happenings on the street. • take note of or detect (something ) in the course of a scientific study: the behaviour observed in groups of chimpanzees. 2 [ reporting verb ] make a remark: [ with direct speech ] : ‘It's chilly, ’ she observed | [ with clause ] : a stockbroker once observed that dealers live and work in hell. 3 fulfil or comply with (a social, legal, ethical, or religious obligation ): a tribunal must observe the principles of natural justice. • maintain (silence ) in compliance with a rule or custom, or temporarily as a mark of respect: a minute's silence will be observed. • perform or take part in (a rite or ceremony ): relations gather to observe the funeral rites. • celebrate or acknowledge (an anniversary ): they observed the one-year anniversary of the flood. ORIGIN late Middle English (in sense 3 ): from Old French observer, from Latin observare ‘to watch ’, from ob- ‘towards ’ + servare ‘attend to, look at ’.

 

observer

ob |ser ¦ver |əbˈzəːvə | ▶noun a person who watches or notices something: to a casual observer, he was at peace. • a person who follows events closely and comments publicly on them: some observers expect interest rates to rise. • a person posted in an official capacity to an area to monitor political or military events: elections scrutinized by international observers. • a person who attends a conference, inquiry, etc. , to note the proceedings without participating in them: he had been invited to attend the meeting as an observer. • a person trained to spot and identify enemy aircraft or to reconnoitre enemy positions from the air.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

observe

observe verb 1 every time he looked at her now, he observed something new | other behavioral problems have been observed in our patient population: notice, see, note, perceive, discern, detect, spot; literary espy, descry, behold. ANTONYMS overlook. 2 I may not even observe them unawares: watch, look at, eye, contemplate, view, witness, survey, regard, keep an eye on, scrutinize, keep under observation, keep (a ) watch on, keep under surveillance, monitor, check out, keep a weather eye on, keep tabs on, spy on; informal eyeball. 3 she'd observed that the Christmas tree looked underdecorated: remark, comment, say, mention, note, declare, announce, state, pronounce; formal opine. 4 both countries agreed to observe the ceasefire: comply with, abide by, keep, obey, adhere to, heed, honor, be heedful of, respect, follow, consent to, acquiesce in, accept, fulfill. ANTONYMS disregard, ignore. 5 this year he observed the anniversary at a ceremony on the South Lawn: commemorate, mark, keep, memorialize, solemnize, remember, recognize, celebrate.

 

observer

observer noun 1 a casual observer might not have noticed: spectator, onlooker, watcher, looker-on, fly on the wall, viewer, witness, eyewitness, bystander; informal rubberneck; literary beholder. 2 industry observers expect the deal to be finalized today: commentator, reporter; monitor.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

observe

observe verb 1 she observed that almost all the chairs were occupied: notice, see, note, perceive, discern, remark, spot, detect, discover, distinguish, make out; literary espy, descry, behold. ANTONYMS overlook, fail to see. 2 Rob stood in the hall, from where he could observe the happenings on the street: watch, see, look at, eye, contemplate, view, survey, regard, witness, keep an eye on, scrutinize, keep under observation, keep watch on, keep under surveillance, monitor, keep under scrutiny, watch like a hawk, keep a weather eye on, spy on, check out, reconnoitre; informal get a load of, keep tabs on, keep a tab on, case, keep a beady eye on; Brit. informal clock, take a dekko /butcher's /gander /shufti at, recce; N. Amer. informal eyeball; archaic twig; rare surveil. 3 ‘You look tired, ’ she observed: comment, remark, say, mention, note, declare, announce, state, utter, pronounce, interpose, interject; formal opine. 4 the European Council called on the parties involved to observe the ceasefire: comply with, abide by, keep, obey, adhere to, conform to, heed, honour, respect, be heedful of, pay attention to, follow, acquiesce in, consent to, accept, defer to, fulfil, stand by. ANTONYMS disregard, ignore, break. 5 relations gathered to observe the funeral rites: participate in, partake in, be present at, celebrate, keep; commemorate, solemnize, mark, memorialize, remember, recognize.

 

observer

observer noun spectator, onlooker, watcher, looker-on, fly on the wall, viewer, witness, eyewitness, bystander, sightseer; commentator, reporter, blogger, monitor; informal rubberneck; literary beholder. ANTONYMS participant.

 

French Dictionary

observer

observer v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Examiner avec soin. : Observer les oiseaux. SYNONYME étudier ; regarder . 2 Remarquer. : Je vous fais observer qu ’il a réussi brillamment. SYNONYME noter . Note Syntaxique Le verbe se construit avec le semi-auxiliaire faire. 3 Suivre une règle. : Il observe la loi. SYNONYME obéir ; respecter . verbe pronominal Se surveiller, s ’épier réciproquement. : Les adversaires se sont observés attentivement. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Les deux équipes se sont observées avec circonspection. aimer

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

observe

ob serve /əbzə́ː r v /〖ob (…の方を )serve (注意して見る )〗(名 )observer (! 1, 2, 4 の 名詞 はobservation, 3, 5 はobservance ) 動詞 ～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; observing 他動詞 1 (!進行形にしない ) ｟かたく ｠a. …に気付く , … が見てわかる (! noticeよりかたい語 ) ;〖observe A doing /do 〗A 〈人 物 〉が …している […する ]のを目撃する, のに気付く ▸ observe some changes in A's attitude Aの態度の変化に気付く ▸ I could observe people whispering about me .人々が私のことをささやき合っているのがわかった .b. 〖observe that節 〗…であることに気付く ▸ You will observe that life is an uphill battle .あなたは人生は困難な戦いであるということに気付くだろう .2 …を (注意深く )観察する , 観測する, 見守る, 監視する ▸ The moon was observed with a telescope .月が望遠鏡で観測された ▸ I observed what was happening with interest .私は何が起きているのか興味を持って見守った .3 ｟かたく ｠〈法律 契約 習慣など 〉を守る ▸ observe speed limits 制限速度を遵守する ▸ observe (a ) silence 沈黙を守る ▸ I'm a Muslim and I observe Ramadan .私はイスラム教徒なので, ラマダンの断食は守っている .4 ｟かたく ｠〈気付いたこと 〉を述べる, 陳述する ;｟書 ｠〖直接話法 〗…と述べる (→say 他動詞 1a 語法 ); 〖～ that節 〗…であると述べる (!観察や熟慮の後の発言を暗示 ) ▸ Mother observed , “Few people can be perfect. ”「完璧 （ぺき ）な人なんてほとんどいないわ 」と母は言った ▸ He observed that people have been arguing about abortion for centuries .彼は人々は何世紀も妊娠中絶 (の可否 )について議論していると述べた .5 ｟かたく ｠〈伝統的祭日など 〉を祝う, 〈儀式 式典など 〉を行う .自動詞 1 観察 [観測 ]する ; 見守る .2 «…について » 意見 [感想 ]を述べる «on , upon » .3 立会人を務める .

 

observer

ob serv er /əbzə́ː r və r /→observe 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 観察者 , 観測者 ; 評論家 ; (平和維持などの )監視者 ▸ an observer of popular culture 大衆文化に注目している人 ▸ independent [political ] observers 独立監査団 [政治評論家たち ].2 目撃者 , 傍観者 (witness )▸ a casual observer ただ漫然と見ているだけの人 .3 (会議の )オブザーバー, 傍聴人, 立会人 .4 〘軍 〙機上偵察員 .5 (習慣 法律などを )守る人, 遵奉者 .6 〖the O- 〗オブザーバー 〘英国の高級日曜新聞 〙.