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Definition of espy verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

espy

verb
 
/ɪˈspaɪ/
 
/ɪˈspaɪ/
(literary)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they espy
 
/ɪˈspaɪ/
 
/ɪˈspaɪ/
he / she / it espies
 
/ɪˈspaɪz/
 
/ɪˈspaɪz/
past simple espied
 
/ɪˈspaɪd/
 
/ɪˈspaɪd/
past participle espied
 
/ɪˈspaɪd/
 
/ɪˈspaɪd/
-ing form espying
 
/ɪˈspaɪɪŋ/
 
/ɪˈspaɪɪŋ/
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  1. espy somebody/something to see somebody/something suddenly synonym sight (2), spy
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French espier, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to Dutch spieden and German spähan. Compare with spy.
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