Definition of "observ" [observ]

• A simplified spelling of observe.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "GLADWELL: One of the most strik­ing things in observ­ing the evo­lu­tion of Amer­i­can soci­ety is the rise of travel."
• "⇒ [More:] "There brush is let only one thing which reading grieves me," observ "No, no, no," earn replied the fix eye broadcast always of the paralytic."
• "He could fashion striking falconry metaphors by (presumably) "frequently observ [ing] the rich at play.""