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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Name

Definition 1:
• A surname.
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 2:
• A census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Labels: countable, uncountable
Noun
Pronunciation: /ɪˈspaɪ/

Definition 1:
• An act of finding out or observing by spying or looking; an espial or espying.
Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable

Definition 2:
• A scout or spy.
Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable

Definition 3:
• The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means; espionage.
Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Verb
Pronunciation: /ɪˈspaɪ/

Definition 1:
• To find out or observe (someone or something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking; to catch sight of; to see; to spot.
Example: to espy land    to espy a man in a crowd
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: descry, discern, discover, catch sight of, clock, decern, espy, goam, ken, make out, spot, spy
Labels: transitive

Definition 2:
• To see (someone or something) without foreplanning or unexpectedly.
Labels: transitive

Definition 3:
• To observe (someone or something) as a spy; also, to examine or observe (someone or something) carefully; or to look out or watch for.
Labels: obsolete, transitive

Definition 4:
• To become aware of (a fact, information, etc.).
Labels: obsolete, transitive

Definition 5:
• To observe as a spy, to spy; also, to examine or observe carefully; or to look out or watch.
Labels: archaic, intransitive

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/espy