Observe
verb.
- to notice or perceive (something) and register it as being significant.
- to make a remark.
synonyms
watch, study, view, look at, note, check, regard, survey, gaze at
etymology
- “to observe, watch over, follow” (10c.), from Latin observare
- sense of “watch, perceive, notice” is from 1560s, via the notion of “see and note omens.”
- meaning “to say by way of remark” is from 1600s.
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Seek
verb.
- to attempt to find (something).
- to attempt or desire to obtain or achieve (something).
- to ask for (something) from someone.
synonyms
search for, try to find, look for, look about for, look round for, look around for, cast about for, cast round for, cast around for, be on the lookout for, be after
etymology
- old English sēcan, of Germanic origin
- related to Dutch zieken and German suchen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sagire ‘perceive by scent’.
- from PIE *sag-yo-, from root *sag- “to track down, seek out”
Challenge
noun.
- a call to someone to participate in a competitive situation or fight to decide who is superior in terms of ability or strength.
- a call to prove or justify something.
verb.
- to invite (someone) to engage in a contest.
- to dispute the truth or validity of.
synonyms
noun.
dare, provocation, summons, confrontation with, dispute with, stand against, test of, opposition, disagreement with, questioning of, defiance, ultimatum
verb.
question, disagree with, object to, take exception to, confront, dispute, take issue with, protest against, call into question, demur about/against, dissent from, be a dissenter from
etymology
- Middle English (in the senses ‘accusation’ and ‘accuse’)
- from Old French chalenge (noun), chalenger (verb)
- from Latin calumnia ‘calumny’, calumniari ‘calumniate’
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