Word of the Day for Wednesday, June 3, 2009
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espy \ih-SPY\, transitive verb:
espy \ih-SPY\, transitive verb:
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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.
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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The B.O. has espied in his mind a great socialist-Marxist nation, and that nation is called the United States of America!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Espy is from Old French espier, to watch, ultimately of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German spehon. The act of espying is espial.
Espy is from Old French espier, to watch, ultimately of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German spehon. The act of espying is espial.
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