espy

UK
/ɪˈspaɪ/
US
/ɪˈspaɪ/
espyverb
espied
Past Simple
espied
Past Participle
espying
ing-form
UK
/ɪˈspaɪ/
US
/ɪˈspaɪ/
Traductions
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.
Définitions
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.
espynoun
espies
pl
UK
/ɪˈspaɪ/
US
/ɪˈspaɪ/
Archaic common noun meaning ‘spy’ or ‘act of observation’
Définitions
A person who observes secretly; a spy (archaic).
The king feared that an espy lurked among his guards.