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spy
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- pronunciation:
- spaI
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
spies |
| definition: |
A spy is a person who works secretly for a government in order to find out what another country's government is doing and planning.
When the spy was caught, she had photos of some very secret documents. |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
spies, spying, spied |
| definition 1: |
When you spy on someone, you secretly watch them or somehow get hidden information about them.
The woman was suspicious of her neighbors, and she often spied on them. |
| definition 2: |
When you spy something, you suddenly see it.
The captain spied a pirate ship straight ahead on the horizon.The cat gets very excited when it spies a mouse. |
| related words: |
eavesdrop, peep |
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