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espy

/ɪˈspaɪ/

espyverb

espied

Past Simple

espied

Past Participle

espying

ing-form

/ɪˈspaɪ/

Translations

She espied her friend across the crowded room.

Она увидела своего друга через переполненную комнату.

I managed to espy a rare bird in the forest.

Мне удалось заметить редкую птицу в лесу.

He espied the ship on the horizon.

Он разглядел корабль на горизонте.

Additional translations

Definitions

To catch sight of something, especially something distant or previously unnoticed.

From the hilltop, she espied a small village nestled in the valley below.

To watch or look out attentively; to keep watch for something (archaic, intransitive).

All night the sentry espied from the ramparts for signs of the enemy.

Synonyms

catch sight of

espynoun

espies

/ɪˈspaɪ/

Archaic common noun meaning ‘spy’ or ‘act of observation’

Definitions

A person who observes secretly; a spy (archaic).

The king feared that an espy lurked among his guards.