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observo
observo
See also: observó
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
- I observe, watch.
- I guard, keep watch over.
- I heed, regard, respect.
- I pay attention to.
- I notice, perceive.
Inflection
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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
- 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)
- to pay respect to, be courteous to a person: aliquem colere et observare (Att. 2. 19)