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Synonyms for espies
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ih-spahy |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈspaɪ |
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Définition of espies
Origin :- early 13c., aspy, from Old French espier (12c., Modern French épier), from Vulgar Latin *spiare, from a Germanic source (cf. Old High German spehon "to spy;" see spy). Related: Espied. For initial e-, see especial.
- verb catch sight of
- Suddenly he espies a rabble of crows squabbling over a piece of meat.
- Extract from : « Jungle Folk » by Douglas Dewar
- Terror-struck, he inquires whence it comes, and then espies the corpse.
- Extract from : « Oscar Wilde » by Leonard Cresswell Ingleby
- He espies the wine vessels over against the dormitory wall and goes toward them, pulling the ass by the bridle.
- Extract from : « The Saxons » by Edwin Davies Schoonmaker
- The hunter trembles when he espies in the thicket the royal hart whose existence has been called a fable.
- Extract from : « Stories by American Authors, Volume 10 » by Various
- Denise cries as she espies Mr. Grandon, "if I had known you were here; I was afraid he would force his way in."
- Extract from : « Floyd Grandon's Honor » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
- With this he espies an aged woman, sitting at the door of her cot, and spinning on her little wheel.
- Extract from : « Sermons of Christmas Evans » by Joseph Cross
- She espies, for her trade of sin hath made keen her eye, the venerable figure of Judge Sleepyhorn advancing up the hall, masked.
- Extract from : « An Outcast » by F. Colburn Adams
- As soon as the other espies him, he seizes his arms, advances to him, and fights in front of the team.
- Extract from : « Aristotle and Ancient Educational Ideals » by Thomas Davidson
- When darkness has fallen, out comes the ghost and prowling about espies the heap of yams and taro.
- Extract from : « The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) » by Sir James George Frazer
- They were no more than fair flowers to the man who espies the coils of a snake among the blossoms.
- Extract from : « In Kings' Byways » by Stanley J. Weyman
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