In the modern version of the Russian language there are a number of verbs that are used in colloquial speech quite rarely, but, nevertheless, are not considered obsolete. One of such interesting and unfairly forgotten is the verb "observe".
Meaning of the word "observe"
First, let's figure out what this word means. So, to observe means to do the following:
- Protect, protect, guard, preserve. Dogs must faithfully guard their master, whatever he may be, protect him from unwanted, unexpected guests.
- Observe with particular strictness, adhere to something. Monks strictly observe fasts, fast days and church holidays.
- To look after someone, watch, take care of. Well, with all care to watch over your elderly parents is our sacred duty and direct duty.
Verb conjugation
"Observe" is a transitive imperfective verb, I conjugation.
| Past tense | Present | Future tense | |
| 1 person, units h. (i) | blue/a | dish | I will watch out |
| 1 person, pl. h. (we) | blues | dish | we will observe |
| 2 face sg h. (you) | blue/a | watching | you will observe |
| 2 person, pl. h. (you) | blues | watch out | we will observe |
| 3 person, sg. h. (he/a/o) | blue/a/o | watches | will observe |
| 3 person pl. h. (they) | blues | following | will observe |
Let's give examples of sentences with the named word:
- In my work, I follow the traditions of the classics.
- Parents naively believe that we take care of all our pets, especially cats, and sometimes we even forget to feed them and change the water in the drinkers.
- I see that you follow the recommendations of nutritionists and trainers, this, of course, has a positive effect on the result.
- Providence cruelly and justly punishes you for not observing the laws of conscience.
- The enemy does not sleep, he tries to listen to conversations on the air and watches our movements in the hope of a mistake of someone from the unit.
- Musicians of the new generation follow the traditions of the composers of the old school.
- Mother has blessed Mikhail until the age of majority and would gladly take care of him until now, if he had not left to conquer the capital four years ago.
- Let's face it, the so-called peace officer didn't take care of him very well.
- Guardians looked after the infirm old people in order to soon inherit a new four-room apartment in the center and a decent plot of land on the river bank.
Antonyms and synonyms for "observe"
To enrich and decorate vocabulary, you need to be able to accurately select synonyms and antonyms for words and freely operate with them in oral and written speech, taking into account all the subtleties of use.
Synonyms for "observe" are mostly words that are used more often than itself:
- Withstand. To know peace and happiness, observe the laws of God and human.
- Observe (a synonym for "observe", which is used especially often).
- Protect. Every loving parent watches over their child and wants only the best for him.
- Stick. Olga has set herself the goal of losing fifteen to twenty kilograms by the summer, so she keeps a very strict diet and goes to the sports complex three times a week.
- Save. The Karamazovs and Raskolnikovs faithfully observed the family traditions that their ancestors bequeathed to them.
- Guard. Pauls, like Koschey the Immortal, could neither eat nor drink, nor sleep, nor stay awake, one thought, one obsession possessed his consciousness - you need to watch the precious treasure so that no one even guesses about its existence.
- Watch. Arina Rodionovna took care of little Sasha Pushkin with maternal care: she sang songs to him, told fairy tales.
Antonyms:
- Spend. If the older sister kept a rich inheritance received after the death of her mother, then the younger sister spent everything to the last penny in the first year.
- Disrupt. YouDo you think Arthur follows your stupid laws? He breaks them all at every opportunity.
- Neglect. Veterans should not be neglected, you need to watch over them while at least one is still alive.
Phraseologisms
If you set out to find out with what words in Russian there are stable idiomatic expressions, it turns out that with almost everyone. The verb we are considering is no exception:
- Eat bread before dinner, and the word before the answer (be true to the given word, keep the word, given the word - hold on).
- Keep the bread for food and the piggy bank for trouble (don't be wasteful, save some money just in case).
- Keep your clothes on again, and honor from a young age (try not to ruin your reputation).
Sentences with the word
To better understand the nuances of the use of the verb "observe", carefully and thoughtfully study examples of its use in the context of sentences:
- It is interesting that to observe is a synonym for the word "observe", and to observe means to observe.
- You will be fine, watch over your daughters with love, they will reward you a hundredfold in old age.
- A woman should guard her body and soul, keep them clean and good.
- Marina, with some maniacal stubbornness, kept in herself the pain caused by the unexpected breakup of her engagement, as if in suffering and eternal crying she found excuses for her unseemly actions and thoughts.
- Annushka did not sleep until morning, she kept her vow.
- Border guards regularly observe the bordersour vast Motherland.
- In any team game, you must follow the rules, otherwise it will turn into chaos and will resemble Brownian motion.
Of course, many examples seem unusual and cut the ear, but once they were perceived by people naturally and were used in speech quite often. Currently, the learned word is considered bookish, not common.
