"observed" meaning in English

See observed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əbˈzɝvd/ [General-American], /əbˈzɜːvd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-observed.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} observed
  1. (of a holiday) Exceptionally celebrated on a date other than the usual date. Derived forms: nonobserved, observedly, unobserved
    Sense id: en-observed-en-adj-CEVS9J6o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7

Verb

IPA: /əbˈzɝvd/ [General-American], /əbˈzɜːvd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-observed.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} observed
  1. simple past and past participle of observe Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: observe
    Sense id: en-observed-en-verb-42dAQ3U1

Alternative forms

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