... beholds Troy's navy scattered far and nigh, / and by the waves and ruining heaven oppressed / the Trojan crews. Nor failed he to espy / his sister's wiles and hatred.
Source: tatoeba (6783223)
Espy
//ɪˈspaɪ//
Synonyms for "espy" (56 found)
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Closest matches (12)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (16)
Related words (28)
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Translations
33 translations across 7 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- забелязвам verb (to find out or observe (something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking)
- наблюдавам verb (to examine or observe carefully)
- разглеждам verb (to examine or observe carefully)
- съзирам verb (to find out or observe (something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking)
Dutch
4 entries- bespeuren verb (to find out or observe (something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking)
- bespioneren verb (to examine or observe carefully)
- onderzoeken verb (to examine or observe carefully)
- waarnemen verb (to find out or observe (something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking)
Galician
4 entries- axexar verb (to find out or observe (something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking)
- esculcar verb (to find out or observe (something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking)
- espiar verb (to find out or observe (something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking)
- espreitar verb (to find out or observe (something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking)
Latin
2 entries- prospicio verb (to find out or observe (something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking)
- prospicio verb (to examine or observe carefully)
Polish
4 entries- badać dokładnie verb (to examine or observe carefully)
- dostrzec verb (to find out or observe (something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking)
- dostrzegać verb (to find out or observe (something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking)
- wpadać na verb (to see (someone or something) without foreplanning or unexpectedly)
Russian
4 entries- заме́тить verb (to find out or observe (something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking)
- заме́тить verb (to see (someone or something) without foreplanning or unexpectedly)
- засе́чь verb (to find out or observe (something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking)
- засе́чь verb (to see (someone or something) without foreplanning or unexpectedly)
Swedish
1 entries- få syn på verb (to see (someone or something) without foreplanning or unexpectedly)
Sample sentences
34 total sentences available.
Soon, crowned with woods, Zacynthos we espy, / Dulichium, Same and the rock-bound steep / of Neritos.
Source: tatoeba (7024887)
to espy land to espy a man in a crowd
Source: wiktionary
No wyse man entreth in to a gardein but he sone espiethe good herbes from nettiles, and treadeth the nettiles under his feete whiles he gadreth good herbes.
Source: wiktionary
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