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espy

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es·py

[ih-spahy]
verb (used with object), -pied, -py·ing.
to see at a distance; catch sight of.

Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English espyen < Old French espierGermanic; compare German spähen to spy

un·es·pied, adjective


discern, descry, discover, perceive, make out.

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Es·py

[es-pee]
noun
James Pol·lard [pol-erd] , 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
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espy (ɪˈspaɪ)
 
vb , -pies, -pying, -pied
(tr) to catch sight of or perceive (something distant or previously unnoticed); detect: to espy a ship on the horizon
 
[C14: from Old French espier to spy, of Germanic origin]
 
es'pier
 
n

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espy
early 14c., from O.Fr. espier (Fr. épier), from V.L. *spiare, from a Gmc. source (cf. O.H.G. spehon "to spy" (see spy). Related: Espied.
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Espy   (ěs'pē)  Pronunciation Key 
American meteorologist who is credited with the first correct explanation of the role heat plays in cloud formation and growth. His use of the telegraph in relaying meteorological observations and tracking storms laid the foundation for modern weather forecasting.
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