Thesaurus: espy

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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. 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. As one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, . . . he espied his money. Gen. xlii. 27. A goodly vessel did I then espy Come like a giant from a haven broad. Wordsworth. 2. To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to watch; to observe. He sends angels to espy us in all our ways. Jer. Taylor. Syn. -- To discern; discover; detect; descry; spy. To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take notice; to spy. Stand by the way, and espy. Jer. xlviii. 19. A spy; a scout. [Obs.] Huloet.
7. To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to takenotice; to spy.Stand by the way, and espy. Jer. xlviii. 19.