espy

tr.v., -pied, -py·ing, -pies.
To catch sight of (something distant, partially hidden, or obscure); glimpse. See synonyms at see¹.

[Middle English espien, from Old French espier, to watch, of Germanic origin.]

verb

To perceive, especially barely or fleetingly: catch, descry, detect, discern, glimpse, spot, spy. See see/not see.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: catch sight of
  Synonyms: descry, spot, spy

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - få øje på, opdage

Nederlands (Dutch)
bespeuren

Français (French)
v. tr. - apercevoir (arch), aviser (sout)

Deutsch (German)
v. - entdecken

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διακρίνω, βλέπω, παρατηρώ, κατοπτεύω

Italiano (Italian)
intravedere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - avistar

Русский (Russian)
замечать, обнаружить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - divisar, percibir, columbrar, espiar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skymta, få syn på, urskilja

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
看出, 发现, 望见

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 看出, 發現, 望見

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 찾아내다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 見付ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرى من بعيد, يلمح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הבחין ב-, ראה‬

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