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Meanings of espy in English

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Catch sight of.

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        To see, discover or determine something, unclear, distant or hidden, by looking carefully.

            Usage of espy in English
            1
            Soon I espy a man below me sauntering down among the rocks.
            The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 2
            2
            And, Bon Bec,' quoth he, 'I espy in thee a lamentable fault.
            The Cloister and the Hearth
            3
            Well, said Gawaine, hold you still and we shall espy our time.
            Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 2
            4
            And what should Hercules espy there, but an old man, fast asleep!
            The Three Golden Apples / (From: "A Wonder-Book for Girls and Bo...
            5
            So he sent on his part men to espy what deeds he did.
            Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 2
            6
            But no one came, as I expected, neither could I espy a light.
            Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor
            7
            Somebody might espy the light in the house and wonder.
            The Copy-Cat, and Other Stories
            8
            We looked in vain to espy the signs of it.
            The Prose Works of William Wordsworth / For the First Time Colle...
            9
            No sooner did this group espy the artist than they moved in his direction.
            Their Pilgrimage
            10
            His body appears to espy some one in the distance.
            The Cycle of Spring
            11
            With that he looked over her shoulder to espy Madeline.
            The Light of the Western Stars
            12
            He would espy some shadow moving behind the veil.
            The Hungry Stones, and Other Stories
            13
            There were no tall trees near behind which we could run should he espy us.
            My First Voyage to Southern Seas
            14
            She escaped, hoping he would not espy her feet.
            The Old Wives' Tale
            15
            I've lodged them with the Capuchins, where not even a prying sunbeam can espy them.
            The Works of Frederick Schiller
            16
            He would espy the beauty of an old binding through any amount of abrasion and laceration.
            There & Back
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            Espy through the time
            Espy across language varieties
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