Espy
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɪ
Origin
From Old French espier (French épier). More at spy.
Full definition of espy
Verb
- (transitive) 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.
- (transitive) To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to watch; to observe.
- Jeremy TaylorHe sends angels to espy us in all our ways.
- (intransitive) To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take notice; to spy.
- Bible, Jer. xlviii. 19Stand by the way, and espy.