obs

See also: Obs, obs., and OBS

English

Alternative forms

• obs. (especially in the sense "obsolete")

Etymology 1

Adjective

obs

1. (linguistics) Abbreviation of obsolete.

Etymology 2

Adjective

obs

1. Clipping of observed.

Noun

obs (uncountable)

1. (law enforcement, slang) Police observation.

   Synonym: obbo

   • 2017, Jimmy Donnelly, Jimmy The Weed: Inside the Quality Street Gang:

     But I now knew I was under obs by the Gardai as well as by GMP.

   • 2018, Paige Elizabeth Turner, Clock Face of Ills:

     Had you under obs for three weeks.

2. An observation hut.

Noun

obs pl (plural only)

1. (medicine) Observation(s) (blood pressure, temperature, etc).

Etymology 3

Noun

obs

1. plural of ob

See also

• obs and gynae (etymologically unrelated)

Anagrams

• BOs, OSB, bos, B.O.s, SBO, sob, BSO, Bos., SOB, BOS

Danish

Verb

obs

1. abbreviation of observér (“nota bene”)

Adjective

obs

1. (predicative, chiefly with på) attentive, careful

   at være obs på det

   to pay attention to it

Proper noun

obs

1. acronym of Oplysninger til Borgerne om Samfundet

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔps/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: obs

Etymology 1

ob +‎ es

Contraction

obs

1. (chiefly colloquial or dated) alternative spelling of ob's
   • 1843, Brothers Grimm, “Fundevogel”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, Band 1‎, 5th edition, page 298:

     Es war einmal ein Förster, der gieng in den Wald auf die Jagd, und wie er in den Wald kam, hörte er schreien, als obs ein kleines Kind wäre, und gieng dem Schreien nach, da sah er endlich einen hohen Baum, und oben darauf saß ein kleines Kind.

     There once was a forester, who went into the forest to hunt, and as he entered the forest, he heard cries, as if it were a small child, and went after the cries, then at last he saw a tall tree, and upon it sat a small child.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

obs

1. singular imperative of obsen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of obsen

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Clipping of observant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔps/, /ʊps/

Adjective

obs (singular and plural obs)

1. (predicative, chiefly with på) attentive, aware, careful

   å vera obs på det

   to be aware of it

References

• “obs” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• bos, obs.

Swedish

Verb

obs

1. abbreviation of observera (“nota bene”)

Anagrams

• bos

Volapük

Pronoun

obs

1. we (first-person plural, nominative) (nominative plural of ob)