| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | es·py |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -sp  |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: es·pied, es·py·ing, es·pies
To catch sight of (something distant, partially hidden, or obscure); glimpse. See synonyms at see1. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English espien, from Old French espier, to watch, of Germanic origin. See spek- in Appendix I.
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