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De - Pt| English Dictionary: espy | by the DICT Development Group |
| 5 results for espy | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Espy \Es*py"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Espied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Espying}.] [OF. espier, F. [82]pier, from OHG. speh[?]n to watch, spy, G. sp[84]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. As one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, . . . he espied his money. --Gen. xlii. 27. A goodly vessel did I then espy Come like a giant from a haven broad. --Wordsworth. 2. To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to watch; to observe. He sends angels to espy us in all our ways. --Jer. Taylor. Syn: To discern; discover; detect; descry; spy. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Espy \Es*py"\, v. i. To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take notice; to spy. Stand by the way, and espy. --Jer. xlviii. 19. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Espy \Es*py"\, n.; pl. {Espies}. [OF. espie. See {Espy}, v., {Spy}.] A spy; a scout. [Obs.] --Huloet. | |
| From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
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Espy, PA (CDP, FIPS 24088) Location: 41.00500 N, 76.41769 W Population (1990): 1430 (655 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) | |
