espy (verb)
1espy — ► VERB (espies, espied) literary ▪ catch sight of. ORIGIN Old French espier …
2espy — verb a) To catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; to discover, as a distant object partly concealed, or not obvious to notice; to see at a glance; to discern unexpectedly; to spy; as, to espy land; to espy a man in a crowd. b) To inspect… …
3espy — verb (T) literary to suddenly see someone or something …
4espy — verb, literary he espied a niche up in the rocks Syn: catch sight of, glimpse, see, spot, spy, notice, observe, discern, pick out, detect; literary behold …
5espy — [[t]ɪspa͟ɪ[/t]] espies, espying, espied VERB If you espy something, you see or notice it. [OLD FASHIONED] [V n] Here, from a window, did Guinevere espy a knight standing in a woodman s cart …
6espy — UK [ɪˈspaɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms espy : present tense I/you/we/they espy he/she/it espies present participle espying past tense espied past participle espied literary to see or notice someone or something …
7espy — /əsˈpaɪ / (say uhs puy), /ɛs / (say es ) verb (t) (espied, espying) to see at a distance; catch sight of; detect. {Middle English espy(en), from Old French espier, of Germanic origin; compare German spähen to scout, reconnoitre} –espier, noun …
8espy — transitive verb (espied; espying) Etymology: Middle English espien, from Anglo French espier more at spy Date: 14th century to catch sight of < among the several horses…she espied the white mustang Zane Grey > …
9espy — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To perceive, especially barely or fleetingly: catch, descry, detect, discern, glimpse, spot, spy. See SEE …
10espy — es|py [ ı spaı ] verb transitive LITERARY to see or notice someone or something …
