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Antonyms for espies

Grammar : Verb
Spell : ih-spahy
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈspaɪ

Definition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Synonyms for espies

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