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Thesaurus: espy

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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  1. v. t. 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.
  2. v. t. To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to watch; to observe.
  3. v. i. To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take notice; to spy.
  4. n. A spy; a scout.
  5. v. catch sight of
  6. To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to takenotice; to spy.Stand by the way, and espy. Jer. xlviii. 19.