espy

6 definitions found

espy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Espy \Es*py"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Espied; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Espying.] [OF. espier, F. ['e]pier, from OHG. speh?n to
     watch, spy, G. sp[aum]hen; akin to L. specere to look,
     species sight, shape, appearance, kind. See Spice, Spy,
     and cf. Espionage.]
     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.
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              As one of them opened his sack to give his ass
              provender in the inn, . . . he espied his money.
                                                    --Gen. xlii.
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              A goodly vessel did I then espy
              Come like a giant from a haven broad. --Wordsworth.
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     2. To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to
        watch; to observe.
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              He sends angels to espy us in all our ways. --Jer.
                                                    Taylor.
  
     Syn: To discern; discover; detect; descry; spy.
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  Espy \Es*py"\, v. i.
     To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take
     notice; to spy.
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           Stand by the way, and espy.              --Jer. xlviii.
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  Espy \Es*py"\, n.; pl. Espies. [OF. espie. See Espy, v.,
     Spy.]
     A spy; a scout. [Obs.] --Huloet.
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espy - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  espy
      v 1: catch sight of [syn: descry, spot, espy, spy]

espy - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Espy, PA (CDP, FIPS 24088)
    Location: 41.00500 N, 76.41769 W
    Population (1990): 1430 (655 housing units)
    Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)

espy - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  38 Moby Thesaurus words for "espy":
     behold, catch, catch sight of, clap eyes on, descry, detect,
     discern, discover, distinguish, encounter, glimpse, have in sight,
     hit, identify, ken, lay eyes on, look on, look upon, make out,
     mark, meet with, note, notice, observe, perceive, pick out,
     pick up, recognize, remark, see, sense, sight, spot, spy, take in,
     twig, view, witness