ob-servo — Lewis & Short
ob-servo, āvi, ātum, 1 (archaic
I fut. perf. observasso, Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 57), v. a.
I In gen., to watch, note, heed, observe a thing; to take notice of, pay attention to (class.;
syn.: animadverto, attendo): ne me observare possis, quid rerum geram,Plaut. Aul. 1, 1, 14:
quid ille faciat, ne id observes,id. Men. 5, 2, 38:
fetus,to watch for, seek to catch, Verg. G. 4, 512:
lupus observavit, dum dormitarent canes,watched, waited, Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 133:
occupationem alicujus, et aucupari tempus,to watch in order to take advantage of, Cic. Rosc. Am. 8, 22:
si iniquitates observaveris, Domine,Vulg. Psa. 129, 3: tempus epistulae alicui reddendae, to watch or wait for, Cic. Fam. 11, 16, 1:
et insidiari,to be on the watch, id. Or. 62, 210: observavit sedulo, ut praetor indiceret, etc., took care that, etc., Suet. Claud. 22.—So pass. impers.:
observatum est, ne quotiens introiret urbem, supplicium de quoquam sumeretur,Suet. Aug. 57 fin.:
observans Acerroniae necem,observing, perceiving, Tac. A. 14, 6:
postquam poëta sensit, scripturam suam Ab iniquis observari,to be scrutinized, Ter. Ad. prol. 1:
sese,to keep a close watch over one's self, Cic. Brut. 82, 283.—
II In partic.
A To watch, guard, keep any thing:
januam,Plaut. As. 2, 2, 7:
fores,id. Mil. 2, 3, 57:
greges,Ov. M. 1, 513: draconem, auriferam obtutu observantem arborem, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 9, 22; Sen. Hippol. 223.—
B To observe, respect, regard, attend to, heed, keep, comply with a law, precept, recommendation, etc.:
leges,Cic. Off. 2, 11, 40:
censoriam animadversionem,id. Clu. 42, 117:
praeceptum diligentissime,Caes. B. G. 5, 35:
imperium,Sall. J. 80, 2:
foedus,Sil. 17, 78:
centesimas,to adhere to, Cic. Att. 5, 21, 11:
commendationes,to attend to, regard, id. Fam. 13, 27, 1:
auspicia,Tac. G. 9:
diem concilii,Liv. 1, 50, 6:
ordines,to keep in the ranks, Sall. J. 51, 1.—Pass.:
id ab omnibus,Just. 21, 4, 5.—
C To pay attention or respect to; to respect, regard, esteem, honor one (syn.:
veneror, revereor): tribules suos,Cic. Planc. 18, 45:
regem,Verg. G. 4, 210:
me, ut alterum patrem, et observat, et diligit,Cic. Fam. 5, 8, 4:
et colere aliquem,id. Att. 2, 19, 5:
aliquem perofficiose et amanter,id. ib. 9, 20, 3:
clarissimus et nobis observandus vir,Front. Ep. ad Anton. p. 4.—
D Observare se a quā re = se abstinere, Vulg. Judic. 13, 12.—
E To observe, notice, perceive (eccl. Lat.):
Amasa non observavit gladium,Vulg. 2 Reg. 20, 10.—Hence,
1 ob-servans, antis, P. a.
A Watchful, regardful, observant.—Comp.:
observantior aequi Fit populus,Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 296.—Sup.:
observantissimus omnium officiorum,Plin. Ep. 7, 30, 1; 10, 11, 1: observantissima lex suorum itinerum, App. de Mundo, 33 fin.—
B Attentive, respectful:
homo tui observans,Cic. Quint. 11, 39; Charis. 77 P.:
observantissimus mei homo,Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 3, § 11; id. Fam. 13, 3 init. —Hence, adv.: observanter, carefully, sedulously (post-class.):
sequi,Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 1, § 7; App. Mag. p. 320, 11.—Comp.:
observantius,Amm. 23, 6, 79.—Sup.:
aliquid observantissime vitare,Gell. 10, 21.—
b Reverentially:
ad precandum accedere,Lact. 5, 19, 26.—
2 observātē, adv., observantly, carefully, perspicaciously (postclass.):
observate curioseque animadvertit M. Tullius,Gell. 2, 17, 1.