The meaning of Espy

verb

See or observe (someone or something, especially of remarkable or impressive nature).

Usage examples:

Behold your lord and prince!

verb

To see or look at

Usage examples:

He looked up and beheld the stranger sitting across the table, smiling a secret smile.

verb

Catch sight of.

Usage examples:

She descried two figures

verb

To see or notice something or someone

Usage examples:

Miss bates, passing near the window, descried mr knightley on horseback not far off.

verb

Discover or identify the presence or existence of.

Usage examples:

Cancer may soon be detected in its earliest stages

verb

Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

verb

To notice something that is partly hidden or not clear or to discover something, esp. using a special method

Usage examples:

Some sounds cannot be detected by the human ear., x-ray procedures can detect a tumor when it is st…

verb

Recognize or find out.

Usage examples:

I can discern no difference between the two policies

verb

To be able to see, recognize, understand, or decide something

Usage examples:

He could discern the note of urgency in their voices., the exhibit is arranged in no important orde…

noun

A momentary or partial view.

Usage examples:

She caught a glimpse of the ocean

verb

See or perceive briefly or partially.

Usage examples:

He glimpsed a figure standing in the shade

noun

The fact of observing or paying attention to something.

Usage examples:

Their silence did not escape my notice

verb

Become aware of.

Usage examples:

He noticed the youths behaving suspiciously

verb

To see or become conscious of something or someone

Usage examples:

I noticed a crack in the ceiling., mary waved at the man but he didn't seem to notice., [ + (that) …

verb

Notice or perceive (something) and register it as being significant.

Usage examples:

She observed that all the chairs were already occupied

verb

Watch attentively

verb

Become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.

Usage examples:

His mouth fell open as he perceived the truth

verb

Become aware of through the senses

verb

To think of something in a particular way

Usage examples:

The way people perceive the real world is strongly influenced by the language they speak., in those…

verb

Perceive with the eyes; discern visually.

Usage examples:

In the distance she could see the blue sea

noun

The place in which a cathedral church stands, identified as the seat of authority of a bishop or archbishop.

Usage examples:

He was elected to fill the vacant see

verb

Past of see1.

noun

The faculty or power of seeing.

Usage examples:

Joseph lost his sight as a baby

verb

Manage to see or observe (someone or something); catch an initial glimpse of.

Usage examples:

Tell me when you sight london bridge

noun

The ability to see, or the act of seeing something

Usage examples:

Machines don’t have a sense of sight., the sight of sick children disturbs her., i know david by si…

noun

A small round or roundish mark, differing in colour or texture from the surface around it.

Usage examples:

Ladybirds have black spots on their red wing covers

verb

Short for spotlight.

verb

A point located with respect to surface features of some region

noun

A person employed by a government or other organization to secretly obtain information on an enemy or competitor.

Usage examples:

They served as clerks and couriers, telephone and telegraph operators, code and cipher analysts, an…

verb

Work for a government or other organization by secretly obtaining information about enemies or competitors.

Usage examples:

He agreed to spy for the west

verb

(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors