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spy
[ spahy ]
noun
- a person employed by a government to obtain secret information or intelligence about another, usually hostile, country, especially with reference to military or naval affairs.
- a person who keeps close and secret watch on the actions and words of another or others.
- a person who seeks to obtain confidential information about the activities, plans, methods, etc., of an organization or person, especially one who is employed for this purpose by a competitor:
an industrial spy.
- the act of spying.
verb (used without object)
- to observe secretively or furtively with hostile intent (often followed by on or upon ).
- to act as a spy; engage in espionage.
- to be on the lookout; keep watch.
- to search for or examine something closely or carefully.
verb (used with object)
- to catch sight of suddenly; espy; descry:
to spy a rare bird overhead.
- to discover or find out by observation or scrutiny (often followed by out ).
- to observe (a person, place, enemy, etc.) secretively or furtively with hostile intent.
- to inspect or examine or to search or look for closely or carefully.
spy
/ 貹ɪ /
noun
- a person employed by a state or institution to obtain secret information from rival countries, organizations, companies, etc
- a person who keeps secret watch on others
- obsolete.a close view
verb
- intrusually foll byon to keep a secret or furtive watch (on)
- intr to engage in espionage
- tr to catch sight of; descry
Other Word Forms
- s noun
- dzܳȴ verb (used with object) outspied outspying
- p· noun plural superspies
- ܲ·辱 adjective
- ܲ·iԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of spy1
Example Sentences
Mr Donaldson was once a key figure in Sinn Féin's rise as a political force in Northern Ireland but he was found brutally murdered in 2006 after it emerged he had been a spy.
In December, he said he "ceased all contact" with Yang Tengbo, who led the Chinese arm of Pitch@Palace, after receiving advice from the UK government which alleged that he was a spy.
It followed an affidavit from Bar a few days earlier, in which he had accused the prime minister of demanding personal loyalty and ordering the Shin Bet to spy on anti-government protesters.
It follows his meeting with the head of Israel's spy agency on Thursday.
Here, in a conversation edited for length and clarity, Brosnan discusses developing Conrad, returning to the spy genre in the Steven Soderbergh film “Black Bag” and why acting still thrills him.
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