to see/to look at
→
to act according to
9 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | τηρέω | |
| Meaning 1 | to give heed to, watch narrowly, observe; to watch for a person or thing; | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to observe or keep an engagement | |
| Reference | LSJ | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | observe | |
| Meaning 1 | to watch (someone or something) carefully and attentively | Rob stood in the hallway, from where he could observe the happenings on the street |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to fulfil or comply with (a social, legal, ethical, or religious obligation) | a tribunal must observe the principles of natural justice |
| Reference | ODE | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | French | |
| Lexeme | observer | |
| Meaning 1 | to see/to look at | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to observe, obey | observer la grammaire to follow grammar rules |
| Reference | NFRS | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Italian | |
| Lexeme | osservare | |
| Meaning 1 | to see/to look at | osservare le stelle to watch the stars |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to observe, obey | osservare la disciplina del lavoro to observe labor discipline |
| Reference | Vocabolario Treccani | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Karaim | |
| Lexeme | бах- | |
| Meaning 1 | to look | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to observe | моэдьлярни бах- to observe feasts |
| Reference | Gajdarži et al. 1973: 107 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Latin | |
| Lexeme | observo, -are | |
| Meaning 1 | to watch, to keep an eye on, to observe, to give attention to | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to observe, to respect, to recognize (rules, laws, agreements etc.) | |
| Reference | Glare: 1222 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Old East Slavic | |
| Lexeme | блюсти | |
| Meaning 1 | to observe, to look at | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to observe, to comply with | блюсти недѣлю и соубботу to observe Sundays and Saturdays |
| Reference | Sreznevskij: 121 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme 1 | наблюдать (nabljudat') | |
| Lexeme 2 | соблюдать (sobljudat') | |
| Meaning 1 | to see/to look at | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to act according to | |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Spanish | |
| Lexeme | observar | |
| Meaning 1 | to see/to look at | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to observe, obey | observar las leyes to comply with laws |
| Reference | DRAE | |
| Comment | ||
Also German beachten 'to note, notice' and 'to observe, to comply with'