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Synonyms & Antonyms of espy
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes
- out of the corner of my eye I espied the squirrel making another raid on the bird feeder
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- get a load of
- [slang],
- lay eyes on,
- set eyes on
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The first known use of espy was in the 14th century
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