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noun

A person who secretly observes others to obtain information: agent, operative. Informal spook. Idioms: secretundercoveragent. See investigate.

verb

1. To observe or listen in secret to obtain information: eavesdrop. See investigate.
2. To perceive, especially barely or fleetingly: catch, descry, detect, discern, espy, glimpse, spot. See see/not see.

IN BRIEF: A person who watches others secretly. Also: To see.

I spy a hawk flying high in the sky.

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• Espionage and Intelligence - spying: secret intelligence-gathering activities against another nation

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - spion, spejder
v. tr. - spionere, holde øje med, spejde, opdage
v. intr. - spionere

idioms:

• spy out    udspionere, belure

Nederlands (Dutch)
spioneren, ontwaren, spion

Français (French)
n. - espion, indicateur, indic
v. tr. - remarquer, discerner
v. intr. - (Pol) espionner, (fig) espionner, épier

idioms:

• I spy    jeu de devinettes
• spy out    reconnaître, (lit, fig) reconnaître (le terrain)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Spion, Schnüffler
v. - spionieren, ausmachen

idioms:

• I spy    (inf) Ich sehe
• spy out    ausspionieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κατάσκοπος, χαφιές
v. - κατασκοπεύω, διακρίνω

idioms:

• spy out    ανακαλύπτω, ξετρυπώνω

Italiano (Italian)
spiare, intravvedere, spia

idioms:

• spy out    intravvedere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - espião (m)
v. - espionar

idioms:

• spy out    descobrir

Русский (Russian)
шпион, тайный агент, разведчик, шпик, заниматься шпионажем, добывать разведывательные данные, шпионить, подсматривать, выслеживать, исследовать, подмечать, наблюдать в телескоп

idioms:

• spy out    исследовать, осматривать

Español (Spanish)
n. - espía
v. tr. - divisar, percibir, espiar, acechar, fisgonear
v. intr. - espiar (a uno)

idioms:

• I spy    veo, veo
• spy out    reconocer, escudriñar, descubrir valiéndose de artimañas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - spion, spejare
v. - spionera, speja efter, få syn på, varsebli, iaktta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
间谍, 侦察, 侦探, 发现, 找出, 做密探, 侦查

idioms:

• spy out    侦察出, 窥测方向, 刺探

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 間諜, 偵察, 偵探
v. tr. - 偵察, 發現, 找出
v. intr. - 做密探, 偵查

idioms:

• spy out    偵察出, 窺測方向, 刺探

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 스파이, 탐정, 군사정찰
v. tr. - 감시하다, 조사하다, 발견하다
v. intr. - 몰래 감시하다, 주의 깊게 조사하다

idioms:

• spy out    비밀히 조사하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - スパイ
v. - ひそかに見張る, スパイする, 見付け出す, 探り出す

idioms:

• spy out    偵察する, 見付け出す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جاسوس, (فعل) تجسس, امح عن بعيد, لاحظ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מרגל, סוכן שתול‬
v. tr. - ‮ראה, הבחין, סייר, ריגל, בלש‬
v. intr. - ‮התחקה בחשאי‬

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