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noun | verb spyspy1 /spaɪ/ ●●○ noun (plural spies) [countable] someone whose job it is to find out secret information about another country, organization, or group: an enemy spy noun | verb spyspy2 ●●○ verb (, spied, spying) ETYMOLOGYspy2Origin: 1200-1300 Old French espier VERB TABLEspy |
| Present | I, you, we, they | spy | | he, she, it | spies | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | spied | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have spied | | he, she, it | has spied | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had spied | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will spy | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have spied |
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| Present | I | am spying | | he, she, it | is spying | | you, we, they | are spying | | Past | I, he, she, it | was spying | | you, we, they | were spying | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been spying | | he, she, it | has been spying | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been spying | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be spying | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been spying |
THESAURUSlook at► watch to look at and pay attention to something that is happening or moving: Watch carefully, and I’ll show you how to do it. I like to watch the ducks. ► keep an eye on somebody/something informal to watch someone or something to make sure nothing bad happens: Can you keep an eye on our house while we’re on vacation? ► see to watch a movie, television show, or sports game: Did you see the basketball game last night? ► spy on somebody to watch someone secretly in order to get information about him or her: He caught his neighbor spying on him with a pair of binoculars. ► observe formal to watch something carefully, especially for a long time, in order to find out more about it: She observed the children at play and took notes for her research. ► monitor to carefully watch a person or situation to see if there are problems or changes: A teacher should monitor the students during the exam. 1[intransitive] to secretly collect information about an enemy country or an organization you are competing against: spy for He was accused of spying for North Korea.2[transitive] literary to suddenly see someone or something, especially after searching for him, her, or it SYN spot—spying noun [uncountable]spy on somebody phrasal verb to watch someone secretly: We sneaked upstairs to spy on my sister.► see thesaurus at watch1 |