English-Thai Dictionary

spy

N การ สืบ  การ สอดแนม  espial observation kan-sub

 

spy

N นักสืบ  สายลับ  สายสืบ  detective sleuth nak-sub

 

spy

VI สืบ  สอดแนม  สะกดรอย  observe scout snoop sub

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPY

n. 1. A person sent into an enemys camp to inspect their works, ascertain their works, ascertain their strength and their intentions, to watch their movements, and secretly communicate intelligence to the proper officer. By the laws of war among all civilized nations, a spy is subjected to capital punishment.
2. A person deputed to watch the conduct of others.
3. One who watches the conduct of others.
These wretched spies of wit.

 

SPY

v.t. 1. To see; to gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state of concealment. It is the same as espy; as, to spy land from the mast head of a ship.
As tiger spied two gentle fawns.
One in reading skipped over all sentences where he spied a note of admiration.
2. To discover by close search or examination; as, a lawyer in examining the pleadings in a case, spies a defect.
3. To explore; to view, inspect and examine secretly; as a country; usually with out.
Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof. Numbers 21:32.

 

SPY

v.i.To search narrowly; to scrutinize. It is my natures plague to spy into abuse.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPY

Spy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spied; p. pr. & vb. n. Spying. ] Etym: [OE. spien, espien, OF. espier, F. épier, OHG. speh, G. spähen; akin to L. specere to see, Skr. spa (Espy, v.t., Aspect, Auspice, Circumspect, Conspicuouc, Despise, Frontispiece, Inspect, Prospect, Respite, Scope, Scecimen, Spectacle, Specter, Speculate, Spice, Spite, Suspicion. ]

 

Defn: To gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state of concealment; to espy; to see. One in reading, skipped over all sentences where he spied a note of admiration. Swift.

 

2. To discover by close search or examination. Look about with yout eyes; spy what things are to be reformed in the church of England. Latimer.

 

3. To explore; to view; inspect; and examine secretly, as a country; -- usually with out. Moses sent to spy Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof. Num. xxi. 32.

 

SPY

SPY Spy, v. i.

 

Defn: To search narrowly; to scrutinize. It is my nature's plague To spy into abuses. Shak.

 

SPY

Spy, n.; pl. Spies. Etym: [See Spy, v., and cf. Espy, n.]

 

1. One who keeps a constant watch of the conduct of others. "These wretched spies of wit. " Dryden.

 

2. (Mil. )

 

Defn: A person sent secretly into an enemy's camp, territory, or fortifications, to inspect his works, ascertain his strength, movements, or designs, and to communicate such intelligence to the proper officer. Spy money, money paid to a spy; the reward for private or secret intelligence regarding the enemy. -- Spy Wednesday (Eccl.), the Wednesday immediately preceding the festival of Easter; -- so called in allusion to the betrayal of Christ by Judas Iscariot.

 

Syn. -- See Emissary, and Scout.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

spy

spy |spī spaɪ | ▶noun ( pl. spies ) a person who secretly collects and reports information on the activities, movements, and plans of an enemy or competitor. • a person who keeps watch on others secretly: [ as modifier ] : a spy camera. ▶verb ( spies, spied, spying ) [ no obj. ] work for a government or other organization by secretly collecting information about enemies or competitors: he agreed to spy for the West. • (spy on ) observe (someone ) furtively: the couple were spied on by reporters. • [ with obj. ] discern or make out, esp. by careful observation: he could spy a figure in the distance. • [ with obj. ] (spy something out ) collect information about something to use in deciding how to act: he would go and spy out the land. DERIVATIVES spy ing noun ORIGIN Middle English: shortening of Old French espie ‘espying, ’ espier ‘espy, ’ of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin specere ‘behold, look. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

spy

spy |spʌɪ | ▶noun ( pl. spies ) a person employed by a government or other organization to secretly obtain information on an enemy or competitor. • a person who keeps watch on others secretly: [ as modifier ] : a spy camera. ▶verb ( spies, spying, spied ) 1 [ no obj. ] work for a government or other organization by secretly obtaining information about enemies or competitors: he agreed to spy for the West. • (spy on ) observe (someone ) furtively: the couple were spied on by reporters. • [ with obj. ] (spy something out ) collect information about something to use in deciding how to act: he would go and spy out the land. 2 [ with obj. ] discern or make out, especially by careful observation: he could spy a figure in the distance. ORIGIN Middle English: shortening of Old French espie ‘espying ’, espier ‘espy ’, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin specere ‘behold, look ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

spy

spy noun a foreign spy: secret agent, intelligence agent, double agent, undercover agent, counterspy, mole, sleeper, plant, scout; informal snooper; archaic intelligencer. ▶verb 1 she spied for the West: be a spy, gather intelligence, work for the secret service; informal snoop. 2 investigators spied on them: observe furtively, keep under surveillance /observation, watch, keep a watch on, keep an eye on. 3 she spied a coffee shop: notice, observe, see, spot, sight, catch sight of, glimpse, make out, discern, detect; informal clap /lay /set eyes on; literary espy, behold, descry.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

spy

spy noun the government had planted two spies in the organization: secret agent, undercover agent, enemy agent, foreign agent, secret service agent, intelligence agent, double agent, counterspy, industrial spy, fifth columnist, mole, plant, scout; control, handler; N. Amer. spook; informal snooper; archaic intelligencer; archaic, informal beagle. ▶verb 1 she spied some asparagus on a stall: notice, observe, see, spot, sight, catch sight of, glimpse, catch /get a glimpse of, make out, discern, pick out, detect, have sight of; informal clap /lay /set eyes on; literary espy, behold, descry. 2 the couple were spied on by reporters: observe furtively, keep under surveillance, watch, keep a watch on, keep an eye on, keep under observation, follow, shadow, trail; informal tail; rare surveil. 3 he agreed to spy for the West: be a spy, be engaged in spying, gather intelligence, work for the secret service; informal snoop.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

spy

spy /spaɪ /〖語源は 「ひそかに見張る者 」〗名詞 複 spies /-z /1 C スパイ , 密偵 ; (私立 )探偵 ▸ an industrial spy 産業スパイ ▸ play the spy スパイを働く ▸ set a spy on A Aにスパイを付ける 2 U スパイ行為 [活動 ](espionage ).動詞 spies /-z /; spied /-d /; ～ing 自動詞 1 «…を /…のために » スパイする, ひそかに探る «on , against /for » ▸ spy on [for ] the enemy 敵をスパイする [のスパイを働く ]2 【人などを 】こっそり見張る «on » ; 【事件などを 】こっそり調べる [探る ] «into » .他動詞 1 ｟主に文 かたく ｠(探していて突然に )〈人 物 〉を見つける, 目撃する ; 〖～ A doing 〗A 〈人 〉が …しているのを見つける (!通例進行形にしない ) ▸ spy one's friend walking alone 友人が1人で歩いているのをふと目にする 2 〈場所など 〉をひそかに探る , こっそり調べる (out ).～́ gl à ss ｟やや古 ｠小型望遠鏡 .～́ h ò le ｟英 ｠(ドアなどの )のぞき穴 .～́ m à ster スパイ組織のリーダー .～́ n ò vel [f ì ction ]スパイ小説 .～́ s à tellite [pl à ne ]偵察衛星 [機 ].