The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OBSERVED
ascertained, discovered, observed
(adjective) discovered or determined by scientific observation; “variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factors”; “the discovered behavior norms”; “discovered differences in achievement”; “no explanation for the observed phenomena”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
observed
simple past tense and past participle of observe
(of a holiday) Exceptionally celebrated on a date other than the usual date.
Sunday, July 1: Canada Day; Monday, July 2: Canada Day observed.
Source: Wiktionary
OBSERVE
Ob*serve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Observed; p. pr. & vb. n. Observing.] Etym: [L.observare, observatum; ob (see Ob-) + servare to save, preserve, keep, heed, observe: cf.F. observer. See Serve.]
1. To take notice of by appropriate conduct; to conform one's action or practice to; to keep; to heed; to obey; to comply with; as, to observe rules or commands; to observe civility. Ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread. Ex. xii. 17. He wolde no such cursedness observe. Chaucer. Must I budge Must I observe you Shak. With solemn purpose to observe Immutably his sovereign will. Milton.
2. To be on the watch respecting; to pay attention to; to notice with care; to see; to perceive; to discover; as, to observe an eclipse; to observe the color or fashion of a dress; to observe the movements of an army.
3. To express as what has been noticed; to utter as a remark; to say in a casual or incidental way; to remark.
Ob*serve", v. i.
1. To take notice; to give attention to what one sees or hears; to attend.
2. To make a remark; to comment; -- generally with on or upon. I have barely quoted... without observing upon it. Pope.
Syn.
– To remark. See Remark.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
1 April 2025
ANYMORE
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
Coffee Trivia
