Espy Definition

ĭ-spī
espied, espies, espying
verb
espied, espies, espying
To catch sight of; make out; spy; descry.
Webster's New World

To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to watch; to observe.

Wiktionary

(intransitive) To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take notice; to spy.

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Origin of Espy

  • Middle English espien from Old French espier to watch of Germanic origin spek- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French espier (French épier). More at spy.

    From Wiktionary

Espy Sentence Examples

  • Three years later she started dating Reggie Bush after they encountered each other at the ESPY awards.

  • At the recent ESPY awards, Electra told People magazine, "We talk on the phone all the time, almost every day.

  • James Denton was spotted gracing the red carpet at the ESPY awards in black Kenneth Cole shoes to match his charcoal gray suit by the same designer.

  • Washington came here in 1794 to review the army sent to quell the Whisky Insurrection, and the Espy house, which he then occupied, is still standing.

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