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espyenUK
es·py E0215300 (ĭ-spī′)tr.v. es·pied, es·py·ing, es·pies To catch sight of (something that is distant, partially hidden, or obscure); glimpse. See Synonyms at see1.
[Middle English espien, from Old French espier, to watch, of Germanic origin; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]espy (ɪˈspaɪ) vb, -pies, -pying or -pied (tr) to catch sight of or perceive (something distant or previously unnoticed); detect: to espy a ship on the horizon. [C14: from Old French espier to spy, of Germanic origin] esˈpier nes•py (ɪˈspaɪ)
v.t. -pied, -py•ing. to see at a distance; catch sight of. [1175–1225; Middle English < Old French espier « Germanic; see espionage] espy
Past participle: espied
Gerund: espying
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| I espy | | you espy | | he/she/it espies | | we espy | | you espy | | they espy |
| Preterite |
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| I espied | | you espied | | he/she/it espied | | we espied | | you espied | | they espied |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am espying | | you are espying | | he/she/it is espying | | we are espying | | you are espying | | they are espying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have espied | | you have espied | | he/she/it has espied | | we have espied | | you have espied | | they have espied |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was espying | | you were espying | | he/she/it was espying | | we were espying | | you were espying | | they were espying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had espied | | you had espied | | he/she/it had espied | | we had espied | | you had espied | | they had espied |
| Future |
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| I will espy | | you will espy | | he/she/it will espy | | we will espy | | you will espy | | they will espy |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have espied | | you will have espied | | he/she/it will have espied | | we will have espied | | you will have espied | | they will have espied |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be espying | | you will be espying | | he/she/it will be espying | | we will be espying | | you will be espying | | they will be espying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been espying | | you have been espying | | he/she/it has been espying | | we have been espying | | you have been espying | | they have been espying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been espying | | you will have been espying | | he/she/it will have been espying | | we will have been espying | | you will have been espying | | they will have been espying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been espying | | you had been espying | | he/she/it had been espying | | we had been espying | | you had been espying | | they had been espying |
| Conditional |
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| I would espy | | you would espy | | he/she/it would espy | | we would espy | | you would espy | | they would espy |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have espied | | you would have espied | | he/she/it would have espied | | we would have espied | | you would have espied | | they would have espied |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | espy - catch sight ofdescry, spot, spysight, spy - catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge" |
espyverb catch sight of, see, discover, spot, notice, sight, observe, spy, perceive, detect, glimpse, make out, discern, behold, catch a glimpse of, descry She espied him in the far distance.espyverbTo perceive, especially barely or fleetingly:catch, descry, detect, discern, glimpse, spot, spy.TranslationsESPY
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espyenUK
Synonyms for espyverb catch sight ofSynonyms- catch sight of
- see
- discover
- spot
- notice
- sight
- observe
- spy
- perceive
- detect
- glimpse
- make out
- discern
- behold
- catch a glimpse of
- descry
Synonyms for espyverb to perceive, especially barely or fleetinglySynonyms- catch
- descry
- detect
- discern
- glimpse
- spot
- spy
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