espy
IPA: ˈɛspi
noun
- (countable)
- An act of finding out or observing by spying or looking; an espial or espying.
- A scout or spy.
- (uncountable) The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means; espionage.
- A surname.
- A census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States.
verb
- (transitive)
- To find out or observe (someone or something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking; to catch sight of; to see; to spot.
- To see (someone or something) without foreplanning or unexpectedly.
- (obsolete)
- To observe (someone or something) as a spy; also, to examine or observe (someone or something) carefully; or to look out or watch for.
- To become aware of (a fact, information, etc.).
- (intransitive, archaic) To observe as a spy, to spy; also, to examine or observe carefully; or to look out or watch.
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Examples of "espy" in Sentences
- Pictures of a happy Espy adorn the NYT and WP tops.
- In 2005 he was awarded the Best Outdoor Sportsman ESPY.
- Henry Espy is the current Mayor of Clarksdale, Mississippi.
- Ben Espy was the former Minority Leader of the Ohio Senate.
- In 2010, the ESPY Awards were shown live for the first time.
- It was later voted for the 2008 ESPY award for Play of the Year.
- The award was subsumed in 2002 by the Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award.
- Espy played the character for about two years before leaving the show in 1975.
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