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spying

One entry found.

Main Entry:
1spy 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈspī\
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
spied; spy·ing
Etymology:
Middle English spien, from Anglo-French espier, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German spehōn to spy; akin to Latin specere to look, look at, Greek skeptesthai & skopein to watch, look at, consider
Date:
13th century
transitive verb 1 : to watch secretly usually for hostile purposes 2 : to catch sight of : see 3 : to search or look for intensively —usually used with out<spy out places fit for vending…goods — S. E. Morison> intransitive verb 1 : to observe or search for something : look 2 : to watch secretly as a spy
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