observing

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

OBSERV'ING, participle present tense s as z. 1. Taking notice by the eye or the intellect. 2. Remarking. 3. Keeping; adhering to in practice; fulfilling. 4. adjective Giving particular attention; habitually taking notice; attentive to what passes. He is an observing man.
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