Spied

4 definitions found

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

  Spy \Spy\ (sp[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spied} (sp[imac]d);
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Spying}.] [OE. spien, espien, OF. espier, F.
     ['e]pier, OHG. speh[=o]n, G. sp[aum]hen; akin to L. specere
     to see, Skr. spa[,c]. [root] 169. Cf. {Espy}, v. t.,
     {Aspect}, {Auspice}, {Circumspect}, {Conspicuous}, {Despise},
     {Frontispiece}, {Inspect}, {Prospect}, {Respite}, {Scope},


     {Specimen}, {Spectacle}, {Specter}, {Speculate}, {Spice},
     {Spite}, {Suspicion}.]
     1. To gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state
        of concealment; to espy; to see.
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              One, in reading, skipped over all sentences where he
              spied a note of admiration.           --Swift.
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     2. To discover by close search or examination.
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              Look about with your eyes; spy what things are to be
              reformed in the church of England.    --Latimer.
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     3. To explore; to view, inspect, and examine secretly, as a
        country; -- usually with out.
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              Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the
              villages thereof.                     --Num. xxi.
                                                    32.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spied \Spied\,
     imp. & p. p. of {Spy}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spy
       n 1: (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain
            information about its enemies or by a business to obtain
            industrial secrets from competitors [syn: {undercover
            agent}]
       2: a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people;
          "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night"
       v 1: catch sight of [syn: {descry}, {spot}, {espy}]
       2: watch, observe, or inquire secretly [syn: {stag}, {snoop}, {sleuth}]
       3: secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage
          in espionage; "spy for the Russians"
       [also: {spied}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spied
       See {spy}