espy
To find out or observe by spying or lookingTo find out or observe (someone or something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking; to catch sight of; to see; to spot.
» Soon, crowned with woods, Zacynthos we espy, / Dulichium, Same and the rock-bound steep / of Neritos.
Значение
значений: 5(переходный)To find out or observe (someone or something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking; to catch sight of; to see; to spot.
to espy land to espy a man in a crowd
заме́титьzamétitʹ, приме́титьprimétitʹ, обнару́житьobnarúžitʹ
catch sight of
(переходный)To see (someone or something) without foreplanning or unexpectedly.
заме́титьzamétitʹ, приме́титьprimétitʹ, обнару́житьobnarúžitʹ
(устаревшее, переходный)To observe (someone or something) as a spy; also, to examine or observe (someone or something) carefully; or to look out or watch for.
(устаревшее, переходный)To become aware of (a fact, information, etc.).
(архаичное, непереходный)To observe as a spy, to spy; also, to examine or observe carefully; or to look out or watch.
наблюда́тьnabljudátʹ
Примеры
предложений: 2Soon, crowned with woods, Zacynthos we espy, / Dulichium, Same and the rock-bound steep / of Neritos.
Thereupon the queen, looking about, espied the small house on the other side of the Dordogne, standing by itself among the trees.
Переводы
языков: 2По значениям 2
Происхождение
From Middle English aspien, espien (“to make covert observations of (a person or place) wiFrom Middle English aspien, espien (“to make covert observations of (a person or place) with hostile intent, to spy on; to seek to discover by spying; to act as a spy; to catch sight of, see; to look over, observe; to wait in ambush, to ambush; to plot against; to look for, seek to find; to inquire or look into, investigate; to discover, find”) [and other forms], from Old French espier (“to watch”) (modern French épier (“to keep an eye on, watch; to spy on; (dated) to watch for”)), from Vulgar Latin *spiāre, from Frankish *spehōn (“to look, peer; to spy”), from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (“to look, peer; to spy”), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look, observe, see”). Doublet of spy.
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Формы
espies, espying, espied, espiedСинонимы
синонимов: 12Однокоренные
связанных слов: 6Уроки к слову
уроков: 3- A1Present Simple: настоящее простое время — Потому что это глагол
- A1Past Simple: правильные глаголы — Потому что у него есть форма прошедшего времени
- A2Present Perfect: введение — Потому что у него есть причастие прошедшего времени