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look-at
To study (something) visually.
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  1. To study (something) visually.
  2. To consider.
  3. Used other than as an idiom: see look,‎ at.
recognize
To show awareness of; approve of or appreciate:
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  1. To show awareness of; approve of or appreciate:
  2. To know or identify from past experience or knowledge:
  3. To accept as a fact; admit; accept
examine
To test or check the condition or health of:
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  1. To test or check the condition or health of:
  2. To test by carefully questioning in order to find out the knowledge, skill, qualifications, etc. of (a student, witness, job applicant, etc.)
  3. To study or analyze:
perceive
To regard or consider; deem:
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  1. To regard or consider; deem:
  2. To become aware (of) through one of the senses, esp. through sight
  3. To cause or allow the mind to become aware of (a stimulus):
discern
To perceive with the eyes; detect or distinguish:
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  1. To perceive with the eyes; detect or distinguish:
  2. To separate (a thing) mentally from another or others; recognize as separate or different
  3. To perceive or recognize the difference
scrutinize
To look at very carefully; examine closely; inspect minutely
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  1. To look at very carefully; examine closely; inspect minutely
  2. To examine something with great care.
  3. To audit accounts etc in order to verify them.
inspect
To examine or review (troops, etc.) officially
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  1. To examine or review (troops, etc.) officially
  2. To look at carefully; examine critically, esp. in order to detect flaws or errors
  3. To examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws.
note
To make a note of; write down:
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  1. To make a note of; write down:
  2. To show; indicate:
  3. To mention particularly
remark
To mark again (a piece of work).
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  1. To mark again (a piece of work).
  2. (Obs.) To mark; distinguish; indicate
  3. To notice; observe; perceive
mention
To cite for honor
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  1. To cite for honor
  2. To refer to or speak about briefly or incidentally; specify, as by name
  3. To speak or write about, especially briefly or incidentally:
celebrate
To extol or praise:
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  1. To extol or praise:
  2. To mark (a happy occasion) by engaging in some pleasurable activity
  3. To make widely known; display:
commemorate
To honor the memory of, as by a ceremony
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  1. To honor the memory of, as by a ceremony
  2. To honor the memory of (a person or event, for example), especially with a ceremony.
  3. To keep alive the memory of; serve as a memorial to
keep
To save; reserve:
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  1. To save; reserve:
  2. To manage, tend, or have charge of:
  3. To celebrate; observe:
comply
(Archaic) To fulfill; to accomplish.
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  1. (Archaic) To fulfill; to accomplish.
  2. To act in accordance (with a request, order, rule, etc.)
  3. To yield assent; to accord; agree, or acquiesce; to adapt one's self; to consent or conform.
adopt
To take on the legal responsibilities as parent of (a child that is not one's biological child).
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  1. To take on the legal responsibilities as parent of (a child that is not one's biological child).
  2. To choose and bring into a certain relationship
  3. To vote to accept:
descry
To discover (a distant or obscure object) by the eye; to espy; to discern or detect.
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  1. To discover (a distant or obscure object) by the eye; to espy; to discern or detect.
  2. To discover by careful observation or scrutiny; detect:
  3. To see.
detect
To catch or discover, as in a misdeed
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  1. To catch or discover, as in a misdeed
  2. To discover or ascertain the existence, presence, or fact of.
  3. To discern (something hidden or subtle):
discern
To perceive or recognize the difference
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  1. To perceive or recognize the difference
  2. To perceive with the eyes; detect or distinguish:
  3. To separate (a thing) mentally from another or others; recognize as separate or different
distinguish
To perceive or indicate differences; discriminate:
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  1. To perceive or indicate differences; discriminate:
  2. In a judicial decision, or an argument such as a brief in support of a particular legal outcome, to note or argue that a prior decision of the same or another court is inapplicable as precedent, because of significant differences in the facts or in the legal posture of the two cases. In a judicial decision, or an argument such as a brief in support of a particular legal outcome, to note or argue that a prior decision of the same or another court is inapplicable as precedent, because of significant differences in the facts or in the legal posture of the two cases.
  3. To separate or mark off by differences; perceive or show the difference in; differentiate
mark
To evaluate (academic work) according to a scale of letters or numbers; grade.
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  1. To evaluate (academic work) according to a scale of letters or numbers; grade.
  2. To observe; note; take notice of; heed
  3. To give attention to; notice:
mind
To take notice; give heed:
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  1. To take notice; give heed:
  2. (Regional) To bring (an object or idea) to mind; remember.
  3. To pay attention to:
note
To mention particularly
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  1. To mention particularly
  2. (Obsolete) Contraction of ne mote (“may not").
  3. To show; indicate:
notice
To mention; refer to; comment on
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  1. To mention; refer to; comment on
  2. To perceive with the mind; detect:
  3. To take notice of; observe:
remark
To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a substantive clause
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  1. To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a substantive clause
  2. To mark again (a piece of work).
  3. To say or write as an observation or comment
see
To consider:
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  1. To consider:
  2. To have the power to perceive with the eyes:
  3. To perceive with the eye:
eye
To watch closely:
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  1. To watch closely:
  2. To supply with an eye.
  3. (Anatomy) The vertebrate organ of sight, composed of a pair of fluid-filled spherical structures that occupy the orbits of the skull. Incoming light is refracted by the cornea of the eye and transmitted through the pupil to the lens, which focuses the image onto the retina.
regard
To relate or refer to; concern:
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  1. To relate or refer to; concern:
  2. To think of in a certain light; consider
  3. To consider, look upon (something) in a given way etc. [from 16th c.]
scrutinize
To examine something with great care.
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  1. To examine something with great care.
  2. To audit accounts etc in order to verify them.
  3. To look at very carefully; examine closely; inspect minutely
survey
To determine the boundaries, area, or elevations of (land or structures on the earth's surface) by means of measuring angles and distances, using the techniques of geometry and trigonometry.
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  1. To determine the boundaries, area, or elevations of (land or structures on the earth's surface) by means of measuring angles and distances, using the techniques of geometry and trigonometry.
  2. To examine for some specific purpose; inspect or consider carefully; review in detail
  3. To look at or consider, esp. in a general or comprehensive way; view
watch
To keep watch over or tend (a flock, a baby, etc.)
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  1. To keep watch over or tend (a flock, a baby, etc.)
  2. To observe the course of mentally; keep up on or informed about:
  3. To look at steadily; observe carefully or continuously:
comment
To make a comment or comments (on or upon); make remarks
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  1. To make a comment or comments (on or upon); make remarks
  2. To serve as a judgmental commentary:
note
To make a note of; write down:
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  1. To make a note of; write down:
  2. To mention particularly
  3. To show; indicate:
remark
To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a substantive clause
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  1. To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a substantive clause
  2. To mark again (a piece of work).
  3. To notice; observe; perceive
abide by
To accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it; to conform to; to acquiesce.
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  1. To accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it; to conform to; to acquiesce.
  2. To remain faithful to something or someone; to stand to; to adhere.
adhere
To stick fast to something; stay attached:
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  1. To stick fast to something; stay attached:
  2. To remain devoted to or be in support of something:
  3. To stick fast; stay attached
carry out
(Idiomatic) To fulfill.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To fulfill.
  2. To hold while moving something out.
comply
(Archaic) To fulfill; to accomplish.
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  1. (Archaic) To fulfill; to accomplish.
  2. To yield assent; to accord; agree, or acquiesce; to adapt one's self; to consent or conform.
  3. To act in accordance (with a request, order, rule, etc.)
conform
To bring into accord or agreement; cause to correspond or comply:
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  1. To bring into accord or agreement; cause to correspond or comply:
  2. To bring into harmony or agreement; adapt
  3. To behave in a conventional way, esp. in accepting without question customs, traditions, prevailing opinion, etc.
follow
To go after in order to catch; chase; pursue
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  1. To go after in order to catch; chase; pursue
  2. To keep oneself informed of the course, progress, or fortunes of:
  3. To keep to or stick to:
keep
To maintain in good order or condition; preserve
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  1. To maintain in good order or condition; preserve
  2. To stay or continue in a specified condition, position, etc.
  3. To remain fresh or unspoiled:
mind
To take notice; give heed:
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  1. To take notice; give heed:
  2. (Regional) To bring (an object or idea) to mind; remember.
  3. (--- Upper Southern US) To have in mind as a goal or purpose; intend.
obey
To be guided by; submit to the control of
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  1. To be guided by; submit to the control of
  2. To carry out or comply with (a command, for example).
  3. To carry out (an instruction or order)
celebrate
To extol or praise:
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  1. To extol or praise:
  2. To mark (a happy occasion) by engaging in some pleasurable activity
  3. To make widely known; display:
commemorate
To honor the memory of, as by a ceremony
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  1. To honor the memory of, as by a ceremony
  2. To honor the memory of (a person or event, for example), especially with a ceremony.
  3. To keep alive the memory of; serve as a memorial to
keep
To save; reserve:
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  1. To save; reserve:
  2. To manage, tend, or have charge of:
  3. To celebrate; observe:
solemnize
To celebrate with formal ceremony or according to ritual
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  1. To celebrate with formal ceremony or according to ritual
  2. To perform (a marriage, for example) with formal ceremony.
  3. (US) To make solemn, or official, through ceremony or legal act.
Find another word for observe. In this page you can discover 66 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for observe, like: look-at, recognize, examine, perceive, discern, scrutinize, inspect, note, remark, mention and celebrate.

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  • Now, good people, observe me carefully.

  • I find it interesting to observe Molly.

  • A Cossack patrol would have sufficed to observe the enemy.

  • Let them run in the fields, learn about animals, and observe real things.

  • I deem it my duty to report to Your Majesty the condition of the various corps I have had occasion to observe during different stages of the last two or three days' march.

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