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ESPY',v.t. [L. specio.]

1. To see at a distance; to have the first sight of a thing remove. Seamen espy land as they approach it.

2. To see or discover something intended to be hid, or in a degree concealed and not very visible; as, to espy a man in a crowd, or a thief in a wood.

3. To discover unexpectedly.

As one of them opened his sack, he espied his money. Gen.42.

4. To inspect narrowly; to examine and make discoveries.

Moses sent me to espy out the land, and I brought him word again. Josh. 14.

ESPY', v.i. To look narrowly; to look about; to watch.

Stand by the way and espy. Jer.48.

[This word is often pronounced spy, which see.]

ESPY', n. A spy; a scout.



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ESPY',v.t. [L. specio.]

1. To see at a distance; to have the first sight of a thing remove. Seamen espy land as they approach it.

2. To see or discover something intended to be hid, or in a degree concealed and not very visible; as, to espy a man in a crowd, or a thief in a wood.

3. To discover unexpectedly.

As one of them opened his sack, he espied his money. Gen.42.

4. To inspect narrowly; to examine and make discoveries.

Moses sent me to espy out the land, and I brought him word again. Josh. 14.

ESPY', v.i. To look narrowly; to look about; to watch.

Stand by the way and espy. Jer.48.

[This word is often pronounced spy, which see.]

ESPY', n. A spy; a scout.


E-SPY', n.

A spy; a scout.


E-SPY', v.i.

To look narrowly; to look about; to watch. Stand by the way and espy. Jer. xlviii. [This word is often pronounced spy, – which see.]


E-SPY', v.t. [Fr. epier, espier; Sp. espiar; It. spiare; D. bespieden, from spiede, a spy; G. spähen, to spy; Sw. speia; Dan. speider; W. yspiaw, and yspeithiaw, from yspaith, paith. See Spy. The radical letters seem to be Pd; if not, the word is a contraction from the root of L. specio.]

  1. To see at a distance; to have the first sight of a thing remote. Seamen espy land as they approach it.
  2. To see or discover something intended to be hid, or in a degree concealed and not very visible; as, to espy a man in a crowd, or a thief in a wood.
  3. To discover unexpectedly. As one of them opened his sack, he espied his money. Gen. xlii.
  4. To inspect narrowly; to examine and make discoveries. Moses sent me to espy out the land, and I brought him word again. Josh. xiv.

Es*py"
  1. 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.

    As one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, . . . he espied his money. Gen. xlii. 27.

    A goodly vessel did I then espy
    Come like a giant from a haven broad.     Wordsworth.

  2. To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take notice; to spy.

    Stand by the way, and espy. Jer. xlviii. 19.

  3. A spy; a scout.

    [Obs.] Huloet.
  4. To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to watch; to observe.

    He sends angels to espy us in all our ways. Jer. Taylor.

    Syn. -- To discern; discover; detect; descry; spy.

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Espy

ESPY', verb intransitive [Latin specio.]

1. To see at a distance; to have the first sight of a thing remove. Seamen espy land as they approach it.

2. To see or discover something intended to be hid, or in a degree concealed and not very visible; as, to espy a man in a crowd, or a thief in a wood.

3. To discover unexpectedly.

As one of them opened his sack, he espied his money. Genesis 42:27.

4. To inspect narrowly; to examine and make discoveries.

Moses sent me to espy out the land, and I brought him word again. Joshua 14:7.

ESPY', verb intransitive To look narrowly; to look about; to watch.

Stand by the way and espy Jeremiah 48:19.

[This word is often pronounced spy, which see.]

ESPY', noun A spy; a scout.

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