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observari

observari is a Latin form of observo, meaning “watch, observe; respect, comply with”. It is the present passive infinitive.

Found 33 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Caesar, De Bello Gallico 1.45.3: Quod si antiquissimum quodque tempus spectari oporteret, populi Romani iustissimum esse in Gallia imperium; si iudicium senatus observari oporteret, liberam debere esse Galliam, quam bello victam suis legibus uti voluisset.

Seneca the Elder, Controversiae 1.8.10: … lum fortiter facere, quia omnes illum hostes peterent: “uidelicet ideo lex ter fortem dimisit; scit illum iam obseruari ab hoste.”

All forms of observo (conjugation table)

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.