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observe - watch attentively; "Please observe the reaction of these two chemicals" |
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watch observe with attention; "They watched as the murderer was executed"
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bird,
birdwatch watch and study birds in their natural habitat
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monitor,
supervise keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance; "we are monitoring the air quality"; "the police monitor the suspect's moves"
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monitor keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance; "we are monitoring the air quality"; "the police monitor the suspect's moves"
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reconnoiter,
reconnoitre,
scout explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
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track make tracks upon
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observe - behave as expected during of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur" |
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celebrate,
keep |
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commemorate,
mark call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony; "We remembered the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz"; "Remember the dead of the First World War"
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mourn feel sadness; "She is mourning her dead child"
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solemnise,
solemnize make solemn and grave; "This ceremony solemnized our hearts"
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observe - stick to correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees" |
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keep,
maintain |
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observe - conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract" |
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keep |
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breach,
break,
go against,
infract,
offend,
transgress,
violate weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"
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make good act as promised; "make good on promises"
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