observingn.

Brit.

/əbˈzəːvɪŋ/, U.S.

/əbˈzərvɪŋ/

Forms: see observe v. and -ing suffix¹; also Scottish pre-1700 obsarving.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: observe v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < observe v. + -ing suffix¹.

1. The observance of a law, duty, custom, rite, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > carrying out > observance or carrying out a promise, law, etc. > [noun]

fulfilling1340

keepingc1380

observancea1393

observation?a1425

solemnityc1440

observing1458

conservation1544

observancy1609

the mind > language > speech > agreement > observance > [noun]

i-kepyngec1230

heed1357

keepingc1380

observancea1393

observation?a1425

contemplation1440

observing1458

conscience1483

conservation1544

heedfulness1561

heediness1596

religion1597

observancy1609

punctualness1620

punctuality1622

heeding1678

adherence1715

1458–9 Let. in Publ. Southampton Rec. Soc. (1921) 22 16 (MED) A remedy to be prouyded to the honor and obseruyng of the commandement of our seide Souerayn lorde.

1473 in T. Rymer Fœdera (1710) II. 788 Thai shall be more diligent..upon the Observyng and Kepyng of the Diette of Metyng.

a1475 ( S. Scrope tr. Dicts & Sayings Philosophers (Bodl. 943) (1999) 132 (MED) By the obseruynge of the lawe, þe kingis do to þe peple that the whiche þei shulde.

1526 Pylgrimage of Perfection (de Worde) f. 55^v The vse and obseruynge of the x commaundementes.

1598 R. Haydocke tr. G. P. Lomazzo Tracte Artes Paintinge ii. 15 Whence I holde it most convenient for that Painter, which would prooue a cunning Motist, to be..precise in diligent observing of the aboue named rules.

1624 R. Montagu Gagg for New Gospell? xviii. 147 False-Christians..That neged as necessary vnto Saluation, workes, and obseruing of the Law.

1702 R. Cocks Diary 14 Mar. in D. W. Hayton Parl. Diary Sir R. Cocks (1996) 245 The not observing of orders was very dangerous.

1740 D. Hume Treat. Human Nature III. ii. 62 After the agreement for the fixing and observing of this rule, there remains little or nothing to be done.

1952 W. W. Sweet Relig. in Devel. of Amer. Culture 311 The Seventh-day Adventists, stressing the observing of the Jewish Sabbath as the only true Sabbath of God, stems from Hiram Edson.

1992 R. E. Carter Becoming Bamboo 108 First, emphasis is placed on the individual..rather than on the observing of the general rule.

2. The action of watching, noticing, or subjecting to scientific observation. Frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > [noun] > practice

speculation1538

observing1613

meteoroscopy1658

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 12 The swiftnesse of the heavens wheele, which even in the moment of observing is past observing.

a1682 Sir T. Browne Let. to Friend (1690) 6 Whether the Children of the English Plantations be subject unto the same Infirmity [sc. rickets], may be worth the observing.

1706 Ld. Godolphin Let. 11 July in H. L. Snyder Marlborough–Godolphin Corr. (1975) II. 621 What putt it first into my head, was, I will own, the observing they were very very uneasy at Hanover.

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 May 11/1 The person in charge of the observing station.

1887 Athenæum 12 Mar. 356/1 An amateur beginner in astronomical observing.

1916 ‘B. Cable’ Action Front 85 A French signaller of artillery who was orderly at an observing post in this forward fire branch.

1951 Sci. News 21 40 There are two basic methods of observing in radio astronomy.

1987 R. Guy And I heard Bird Sing iv. 39 Observing, without talking, could mean survival out there.

1999 Sky & Telescope Mar. 76/1 The observing procedure had now become routine.

†3. The making of comments or remarks drawn from one's observations. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > [noun] > commenting or mentioning

mentionc1300

remembrancea1393

meaninga1400

mention-making1534

mentioning1565

commemoration1576

commenting1597

voicinga1626

memoration1627

citation1640

naming1677

observing1719

commentation1833

1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 80 I leave observing, and return to the Story.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

observingadj.

Brit.

/əbˈzəːvɪŋ/, U.S.

/əbˈzərvɪŋ/

Forms: see observe v. and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: observe v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < observe v. + -ing suffix².

a. That observes or takes notice; quick to notice, observant; engaged in scientific observation. Formerly: spec. †careful (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > notice, observation > [adjective] > observing, observant

perceivantc1390

markingc1580

regardfula1586

regardant1588

curiousa1592

observant1599

observing1607

observative1609

animadversive1642

smoky1688

notice-taking1816

noteful1838

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > systematic knowledge, science > [adjective] > concerned with observation

observatical1702

observing1898

1607 J. Norden Surueyors Dialogue v. 80 An obseruing and painefull husband..thriueth as well upon his farme of rack rent, as many..Freeholders.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. x. 46 All which, by an observing Reader, may be found in such antient Histories..as make mention of the German Nation.

1675 tr. W. Camden Hist. Princess Elizabeth (rev. ed.) iv. 654 If any Credit may be given to..the more observing men.

1704 J. Trapp Abra-Mule ii. i. 447 Her Beauty could not ‘scape th’ observing Eyes Of some.

1785 T. Jefferson Let. 2 Sept. in Papers (1953) VIII. 468 An observing traveller..may always know his latitude by the character of the people among whom he finds himself.

1807 T. Jefferson Let. 21 June in Writings (1984) 1181 He has an observing mind & sound judgment.

1868 L. M. Alcott Little Women I. ix. 134 Sallie..was not an observing young lady.

1898 Daily News 15 Feb. 8/4 I do not believe that a single member of the whole observing party ever doubted the possibility..of a cloudy day.

1915 W. Cather Song of Lark Epil. 484 The observing child's remark had made everyone suddenly realize that.

1978 J. Barfoot Abra xi. 129 There was no one, not even the observing part of myself, who watched and judged.

1999 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 18 Nov. 42/1 Language, masterfully used, can bring the reader very close to the observing person's sensations.

†b. Given to note-taking. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > record > written record > [adjective] > taking notes

observingc1720

c1720 T. Hearne in A. Wood Life (1848) App. iii. 337 Mr. Wood was afterwards expell'd the common room, and his company avoyded as an observing person.

1775 R. B. Sheridan Rivals i. ii She has a most observing thumb; and..cherishes her nails for the convenience of making marginal notes.

†2. Compliant, obsequious. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > servility > [adjective]

go-by-ground?a1300

thrall1398

abjectc1430

manly?c1430

servicious1440

serviceable1483

servile1537

tame1563

slavish1565

demiss1572

submissive1572

cringing1579

fawning1585

incrouching?1593

vassal1594

scraping1599

obsequious1602

spaniel1606

observing1609

deprostrate1610

supplea1616

vernile1623

shrugging1629

wormy1640

compliable1641

thrall-like1641

obeisant1642

inservient1646

truckling1656

cringeling1693

benecking1705

subservient1714

footman-like1776

bingeing1805

sidling1821

toadying1863

crawlsome1904

toadyish1909

crawling1941

ass-kissing1942

1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida ii. iii. 127 Vnder-write in an obseruing kinde, His humorous predominance.

1620 R. Brathwait Ess. Fiue Senses iii. 33 The dissembling appearances of all obseruing Timists.

†3. Given to making comments or remarks. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1779 F. Burney Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1994) III. 410 He is a sarcastic, observing, & ridiculing man.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	observing
释义	observingn. Brit. /əbˈzəːvɪŋ/, U.S. /əbˈzərvɪŋ/ Forms: see observe v. and -ing suffix¹; also Scottish pre-1700 obsarving. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: observe v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < observe v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. The observance of a law, duty, custom, rite, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > carrying out > observance or carrying out a promise, law, etc. > [noun] fulfilling1340 keepingc1380 observancea1393 observation?a1425 solemnityc1440 observing1458 conservation1544 observancy1609 the mind > language > speech > agreement > observance > [noun] i-kepyngec1230 heed1357 keepingc1380 observancea1393 observation?a1425 contemplation1440 observing1458 conscience1483 conservation1544 heedfulness1561 heediness1596 religion1597 observancy1609 punctualness1620 punctuality1622 heeding1678 adherence1715 1458–9 Let. in Publ. Southampton Rec. Soc. (1921) 22 16 (MED) A remedy to be prouyded to the honor and obseruyng of the commandement of our seide Souerayn lorde. 1473 in T. Rymer Fœdera (1710) II. 788 Thai shall be more diligent..upon the Observyng and Kepyng of the Diette of Metyng. a1475 ( S. Scrope tr. Dicts & Sayings Philosophers (Bodl. 943) (1999) 132 (MED) By the obseruynge of the lawe, þe kingis do to þe peple that the whiche þei shulde. 1526 Pylgrimage of Perfection (de Worde) f. 55^v The vse and obseruynge of the x commaundementes. 1598 R. Haydocke tr. G. P. Lomazzo Tracte Artes Paintinge ii. 15 Whence I holde it most convenient for that Painter, which would prooue a cunning Motist, to be..precise in diligent observing of the aboue named rules. 1624 R. Montagu Gagg for New Gospell? xviii. 147 False-Christians..That neged as necessary vnto Saluation, workes, and obseruing of the Law. 1702 R. Cocks Diary 14 Mar. in D. W. Hayton Parl. Diary Sir R. Cocks (1996) 245 The not observing of orders was very dangerous. 1740 D. Hume Treat. Human Nature III. ii. 62 After the agreement for the fixing and observing of this rule, there remains little or nothing to be done. 1952 W. W. Sweet Relig. in Devel. of Amer. Culture 311 The Seventh-day Adventists, stressing the observing of the Jewish Sabbath as the only true Sabbath of God, stems from Hiram Edson. 1992 R. E. Carter Becoming Bamboo 108 First, emphasis is placed on the individual..rather than on the observing of the general rule. 2. The action of watching, noticing, or subjecting to scientific observation. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > [noun] > practice speculation1538 observing1613 meteoroscopy1658 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 12 The swiftnesse of the heavens wheele, which even in the moment of observing is past observing. a1682 Sir T. Browne Let. to Friend (1690) 6 Whether the Children of the English Plantations be subject unto the same Infirmity [sc. rickets], may be worth the observing. 1706 Ld. Godolphin Let. 11 July in H. L. Snyder Marlborough–Godolphin Corr. (1975) II. 621 What putt it first into my head, was, I will own, the observing they were very very uneasy at Hanover. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 May 11/1 The person in charge of the observing station. 1887 Athenæum 12 Mar. 356/1 An amateur beginner in astronomical observing. 1916 ‘B. Cable’ Action Front 85 A French signaller of artillery who was orderly at an observing post in this forward fire branch. 1951 Sci. News 21 40 There are two basic methods of observing in radio astronomy. 1987 R. Guy And I heard Bird Sing iv. 39 Observing, without talking, could mean survival out there. 1999 Sky & Telescope Mar. 76/1 The observing procedure had now become routine. †3. The making of comments or remarks drawn from one's observations. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > [noun] > commenting or mentioning mentionc1300 remembrancea1393 meaninga1400 mention-making1534 mentioning1565 commemoration1576 commenting1597 voicinga1626 memoration1627 citation1640 naming1677 observing1719 commentation1833 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 80 I leave observing, and return to the Story. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). observingadj. Brit. /əbˈzəːvɪŋ/, U.S. /əbˈzərvɪŋ/ Forms: see observe v. and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: observe v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < observe v. + -ing suffix². 1. a. That observes or takes notice; quick to notice, observant; engaged in scientific observation. Formerly: spec. †careful (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > notice, observation > [adjective] > observing, observant perceivantc1390 markingc1580 regardfula1586 regardant1588 curiousa1592 observant1599 observing1607 observative1609 animadversive1642 smoky1688 notice-taking1816 noteful1838 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > systematic knowledge, science > [adjective] > concerned with observation observatical1702 observing1898 1607 J. Norden Surueyors Dialogue v. 80 An obseruing and painefull husband..thriueth as well upon his farme of rack rent, as many..Freeholders. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. x. 46 All which, by an observing Reader, may be found in such antient Histories..as make mention of the German Nation. 1675 tr. W. Camden Hist. Princess Elizabeth (rev. ed.) iv. 654 If any Credit may be given to..the more observing men. 1704 J. Trapp Abra-Mule ii. i. 447 Her Beauty could not ‘scape th’ observing Eyes Of some. 1785 T. Jefferson Let. 2 Sept. in Papers (1953) VIII. 468 An observing traveller..may always know his latitude by the character of the people among whom he finds himself. 1807 T. Jefferson Let. 21 June in Writings (1984) 1181 He has an observing mind & sound judgment. 1868 L. M. Alcott Little Women I. ix. 134 Sallie..was not an observing young lady. 1898 Daily News 15 Feb. 8/4 I do not believe that a single member of the whole observing party ever doubted the possibility..of a cloudy day. 1915 W. Cather Song of Lark Epil. 484 The observing child's remark had made everyone suddenly realize that. 1978 J. Barfoot Abra xi. 129 There was no one, not even the observing part of myself, who watched and judged. 1999 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 18 Nov. 42/1 Language, masterfully used, can bring the reader very close to the observing person's sensations. †b. Given to note-taking. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > written record > [adjective] > taking notes observingc1720 c1720 T. Hearne in A. Wood Life (1848) App. iii. 337 Mr. Wood was afterwards expell'd the common room, and his company avoyded as an observing person. 1775 R. B. Sheridan Rivals i. ii She has a most observing thumb; and..cherishes her nails for the convenience of making marginal notes. †2. Compliant, obsequious. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > servility > [adjective] go-by-ground?a1300 thrall1398 abjectc1430 manly?c1430 servicious1440 serviceable1483 servile1537 tame1563 slavish1565 demiss1572 submissive1572 cringing1579 fawning1585 incrouching?1593 vassal1594 scraping1599 obsequious1602 spaniel1606 observing1609 deprostrate1610 supplea1616 vernile1623 shrugging1629 wormy1640 compliable1641 thrall-like1641 obeisant1642 inservient1646 truckling1656 cringeling1693 benecking1705 subservient1714 footman-like1776 bingeing1805 sidling1821 toadying1863 crawlsome1904 toadyish1909 crawling1941 ass-kissing1942 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida ii. iii. 127 Vnder-write in an obseruing kinde, His humorous predominance. View more context for this quotation 1620 R. Brathwait Ess. Fiue Senses iii. 33 The dissembling appearances of all obseruing Timists. †3. Given to making comments or remarks. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1779 F. Burney Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1994) III. 410 He is a sarcastic, observing, & ridiculing man. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1458adj.1607
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