espy
verb · nounA1Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)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.
to espy land to espy a man in a crowd
Đồng nghĩa: descry, discern, discover, catch sight of, clock, decern, descry, espy, goam, ken, make out, spot, spy
- 2.
(transitive)To see (someone or something) without foreplanning or unexpectedly.
- 3.
(obsolete, transitive)To observe (someone or something) as a spy; also, to examine or observe (someone or something) carefully; or to look out or watch for.
- 4.
(obsolete, transitive)To become aware of (a fact, information, etc.).
- 5.
(archaic, intransitive)To observe as a spy, to spy; also, to examine or observe carefully; or to look out or watch.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)An act of finding out or observing by spying or looking; an espial or espying.
- 2.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A scout or spy.
- 3.
(obsolete, uncountable)The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means; espionage.
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Nguồn gốc từ
ine-pro From Middle English aspien, espien, from Old French espier (to watch) (modern épier), from *spiāre, from *spehōn (to look, peer; to spy), from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (to look, peer; to spy), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (to look, observe, see). spy.