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1. (n.) spy
a person employed by a government to obtain secret information or intelligence about another, usu. hostile, country.
2. spy
a person who keeps close and secret watch on the actions and words of another or others.
3. spy
the act of spying.
4. (v.i.) spy
to observe secretively, usu. with hostile intent (often fol. by on or upon).
5. spy
to act as a spy; engage in espionage.
6. spy
to search for or examine something closely or carefully.
7. (v.t.) spy
to catch sight of; espy:
to spy a rare bird.
8. spy
to discover by observation (often fol. by out).
9. spy
to observe secretively, usu. with hostile intent.
10. spy
to search or look for closely or carefully.
Etymology: (1200–50; (v.) ME spien, aph. var. of espien to espy ; (n.) ME, aph. var. of espy a spy < OF espie)
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| Definition of 'spy' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) spy, undercover agent
(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
2. (verb) spy
a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people
"my spies tell me that you had a good time last night"
3. (verb) descry, spot, espy, spy
catch sight of
4. (verb) spy, stag, snoop, sleuth
watch, observe, or inquire secretly
5. (verb) spy, sight
catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
"he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"
6. (verb) spy
secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage
"spy for the Russians"
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1. (verb) spy
to work as a spy
two men accused of spying
2. (noun) spy
a person who works for their government to collect secret information about other countries
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) spy
one who keeps a constant watch of the conduct of others
2. (noun) spy
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
3. (verb) spy
to gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state of concealment; to espy; to see
4. (verb) spy
to discover by close search or examination
5. (verb) spy
to explore; to view; inspect; and examine secretly, as a country; -- usually with out
6. (verb) spy
to search narrowly; to scrutinize
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Sense: a secret agent or person employed to gather information secretly especially about the military affairs of other countries
She was arrested as a spy; industrial spies.
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 Afrikaans: spioen |
 Arabic: جاسوس |
 Bulgarian: шпионин |
 Brazilian: espião |
 Czech: špión, -ka |
 German: der/die Spion(in) |
 Danish: spion; -spion |
 Greek: κατάσκοπος |
 Spanish: agente secreto |
 Estonian: spioon |
 Farsi: جاسوس |
 Finnish: vakooja |
 French: espion/-onne |
 Hebrew: מְרַגֵל |
 Hindi: जासूस |
 Croatian: špijun, uhoda |
 Hungarian: kém |
 Indonesian: agen rahasia, mata-mata |
 Icelandic: njósnari |
 Italian: spia, spione |
 Japanese: スパイ |
 Korean: 간첩 |
 Lithuanian: šnipas |
 Latvian: spiegs |
 Malay: perisik |
 Dutch: spion |
 Norwegian: spion |
 Polish: szpieg |
 Portuguese: espião |
 Romanian: spion |
 Russian: шпион |
 Slovak: špión, -ka |
 Slovenian: vohun |
 Serbian: špijun |
 Swedish: spion |
 Thai: นักสืบ |
 Turkish: casus |
 Taiwanese: 間諜 |
 Ukrainian: шпигун; таємний агент |
 Urdu: جاسوس |
 Vietnamese: điệp viên |
 Chinese: 间谍 |
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