English-Thai Dictionary

espy

VT เห็น ใน ทันทีทันใด (คำ ทางการ  สังเกตเห็น ใน ทันทีทันใด  notice observe sight hen-ni-tan-ti

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ESPY

v.t.[L. specio.] 1. To see at a distance; to have the first sight of a thing remove. Seamen espy land as they approach it.
2. To see or discover something intended to be hid, or in a degree concealed and not very visible; as, to espy a man in a crowd, or a thief in a wood.
3. To discover unexpectedly.
As one of them opened his sack, he espied his money. Genesis 42:27.
4. To inspect narrowly; to examine and make discoveries.
Moses sent me to espy out the land, and I brought him word again. Joshua 14:7.

 

ESPY

v.i.To look narrowly; to look about; to watch. Stand by the way and espy. Jeremiah 48:19.
[This word is often pronounced spy, which see. ]

 

ESPY

n.A spy; a scout.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ESPY

Es *py ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Espied; p. pr. & vb. n. Espying.] Etym: [OF. espier, F. épier, from OHG. speh to watch, spy, G. spähen; 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.

 

ESPY

ESPY Es *py ", v. i.

 

Defn: To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take notice; to spy. Stand by the way, and espy. Jer. xlviii. 19.

 

ESPY

Es *py ", n.; pl. Espies. Etym: [OF. espie. See Espy, v., Spy. ]

 

Defn: A spy; a scout. [Obs. ] Huloet.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

espy

es py |iˈspī eˈspaɪ | ▶verb ( espies, espying, espied ) [ with obj. ] literary catch sight of: she espied her daughter rounding the corner. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French espier, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to Dutch spieden and German spähan. Compare with spy .

 

Oxford Dictionary

espy

espy |ɪˈspʌɪ, ɛ- | ▶verb ( espies, espying, espied ) [ with obj. ] literary catch sight of: she espied her daughter rounding the corner. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French espier, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to Dutch spieden and German spähan. Compare with spy .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

espy

espy verb literary he espied a niche up in the rocks: catch sight of, glimpse, see, spot, spy, notice, observe, discern, pick out, detect; literary behold.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

espy

espy verb literary he espied a niche up in the rocks. See discern.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

espy

es py /ɪspáɪ /動詞 espies ; espied ; ～ing 他動詞 ｟かたく やや古 ｠〈遠い 半ば隠れている物など 〉を見つける, (それと )わかる .