spy

[US]/spaɪ/
[UK]/spaɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. reconnoiter; discover; secretly monitor
vi. reconnoiter; act as a spy
n. spy; undercover agent

Phrases & Collocations

spy on

spy out

spy plane

spy satellite

Example Sentences

spy a ship in the distance

The spy was caught in the act.

The spy's disguise was soon penetrated.

will you be my spy on the inside?.

he agreed to spy for the West.

he would go and spy out the land.

spy into a complicated criminal case

The militiaman walked the spy off.

spying into other people's activities.

break a code; break a spy ring.

to spy into other people's affairs

The spy's cover was that she was a consultant engineer.

He was the first to spy the horseman in the distance.

If caught, the men could be summarily shot as spies.

So you think I'm a spy? How absurd!.

a spy operating under the alias Barsad.

Real-world Examples

The plane! It's always spying on me!

Source: Modern Family Season 6

Hello? Who are we spying on?

Source: Friends Season 1 (Edited Version)

He was called the billion dollar spy.

Source: Connection Magazine

Why, was he supposed to be spying?

Source: Yes, Minister Season 1

Had I been an unwitting… an unwitting spy?

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

I faked forgetting so I could spy on you.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 2

Hey honey. - Still spying on the neighbors?

Source: Learn English by Watching Movies with VOA

Glimpses of it were first spied in 1997.

Source: The History Channel documentary "Cosmos"

Unless you are dating a spy, this behavior is unwarranted.

Source: He actually doesn't like you that much.

The father was a Russian exile and former Russian spy.

Source: NPR News March 2018 Collection

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