Espied

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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[aum]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.
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              As one of them opened his sack to give his ass
              provender in the inn, . . . he espied his money.
                                                    --Gen. xlii.
                                                    27.
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              A goodly vessel did I then espy
              Come like a giant from a haven broad. --Wordsworth.
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     2. To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to
        watch; to observe.
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              He sends angels to espy us in all our ways. --Jer.
                                                    Taylor.
  
     Syn: To discern; discover; detect; descry; spy.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  espy
       v : catch sight of [syn: {descry}, {spot}, {spy}]
       [also: {espied}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  espied
       See {espy}