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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Espy \Es*py"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Espied}; p. pr & vb n. {Espying}.] [OF. espier, F. ['e]pier, from OHG. speh?n to watch, spy, G. sp["a]hen; akin to L. specere to look species sight, shape, appearance, kind See {Spice}, {Spy}, and cf {Espionage}.] 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.
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