spy

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).
2. A defensive player assigned to cover an offensive backfield player man-to-man when they are expected to engage in a running play, but the offensive player does not run with the ball immediately.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To act as a spy.
2. (transitive) To spot; to catch sight of; to espy.
3. (intransitive) To search narrowly; to scrutinize.
4. (transitive) To explore; to see; to view; inspect and examine secretly, as a country.

Konzepte

Spion

spionieren

Agent

Kundschafter

Späher

Spionin

spähen

ausspionieren

erspähen

herumspionieren

erblicken

Geheimagent

belauern

bemerken

gewahr werden

beobachten

⌚

Spionage betreiben

Spitzel

entdecken

Ausspähen

Auskundschaften

Patrouillieren

Sondieren

Geheimdienstler

verdeckter Ermittler

heimlich zusehen

herumschnüffeln

überwachen

eine Spur verfolgen

Lauscher

merken

Patrouille

Geheimagentin

Aufseher

Streife

bewachen

💂

Überwacher

untersuchen

wachen

Sondierung

Synonyme

secret agent

scout

peep

emissary

detective

🕵️

watch

⌚

snoop

observe

sleuth

spot

sight

descry

informer

spy upon

detect

espy

undercover agent

reconnoiter

spy on

stag

🦌

secret emissary

inspect

see

👀

perceive

reconnoitre

spotter

agent

spy at

investigate

peep at

watcher

counterspy

trace

behold

undercover

remark

probe

snooper

glimpse

observer

operative

notice

note

patrol

lurk

mole

look

monitor

peek

spook

Übersetzungen

espion

espía

spia

spion

spiare

κατάσκοπος

espião

espiar

sîxur

espionner

جاسوس

casûs

şofar

xefnêr

spiyon

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/spaɪ/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: spien

Verwandt mit Deutsch: spähen

Verwandt mit Niederländisch: spieden

In summary

From Middle English spien, aphetic variant of earlier espien (“to espy”), from Old French espier (“to spy”), from Frankish *spehōn (“to spy”), from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (“to see, look”), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look”). Akin to German spähen (“to spy”), Dutch spieden (“to spy”).
The noun displaced native Old English sċēawere (literally “watcher”), which was also the word for "mirror." In this sense, the verb displaced Old English sċēawian, which was also the word for "to watch" and became the Modern English word show.
Distant cognate vie PIE with Latin speculātor, Ancient Greek κατάσκοπος (katáskopos).
Compare typologically Russian согляда́тай (sogljadátaj) (akin to гляде́ть (gljadétʹ)).

Sätze

The spy has bad memories of Mozambique .

Der Spion hat schlechte Erinnerungen an Mosambik.