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Observe, 1) to look on with attention, to watch, to have in one's eye, to take notice; abs.: “I come to o.” Tim. I, 2, 33. “set on thy wife to o.” Oth. III, 3, 240. With a clause: “o. how Antony becomes his flaw,” Ant. III, 12, 34. Transitively: “o. his reports for me,” All's II, 1, 46. “o. his construction of it,” Tw. II, 3, 190. “o. him,” II, 5, 21. “he must o. their mood on whom he jests,” III, 1, 69. Compl. 60. All's I, 3, 142 (cf. Now). R2 I, 4, 24. H4B III, 1, 82. IV, 4, 36. IV, 4, 36 V, 1, 74. H5 III, 2, 29. H8 III, 2, 112. Cor. II, 3, 267. Caes. I, 2, 32. IV, 3, 45. IV, 3, 45 Mcb. V, 1, 23. Hml. II, 2, 625. III, 2, 85. Oth. III, 3, 197. IV, 1, 289.
2) to become aware of, to perceive: “hast thou --d that?” Gent. II, 1, 48. “I heard your guilty rhymes, --d your fashion,” LLL IV, 3, 139. “with honourable action, such as he hath --d in noble ladies,” Shr. Ind. 1, 111. “the wit which I can well o. to-day in our young lords,” All's I, 2, 32. “we did o.” R2 I, 4, 1. “will ye not o. the strangeness of his altered countenance?” H6B III, 1, 4. “o., he's moody,” H8 III, 2, 75. “I have --d thee always for a towardly prompt spirit,” Tim. III, 1, 36. “do you o. this?” III, 2, 70. “I'll show you how to o. a strange event,” III, 4, 17. “where they most breed and haunt, I have --d, the air is delicate,” Mcb. I, 6, 9. “which I --ing, took once a pliant hour,” Oth. I, 3, 150.
3) to reverence, to show respect to, to do homage: “he is gracious, if he be --d,” H4B IV, 4, 30. H4B IV, 4, 30 “underwrite in an --ing kind his humorous predominance,” Troil. II, 3, 137. “let his very breath, whom thou'lt o., blow off thy cap,” Tim. IV, 3, 212. “the --d of all observers,” Hml. III, 1, 162 (== looked up to).
4) to adhere to, to keep: “wait the season and o. the times,” LLL V, 2, 63. “to o. the rite of May,” Mids. IV, 1, 137. “I am enjoined by oath to o. three things,” Merch. II, 9, 9. “the premises --d, thy will by my performance shall be served,” All's II, 1, 204. “o. degree, priority and place,” Troil. I, 3, 86. “ceremonies which I have seen thee careful to o.” Tit. V, 1, 77. “o. his inclination in yourself,” Hml. II, 1, 71 (do yourself as he is inclined; be serviceable to him, whatever may be his disposition). “with us at sea it hath been still --d,” Per. III, 1, 52.
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