espiar

Meaning

to spy, to spy on (act as a spy)

Concepts

spy

observe

snoop

sleuth

watch

⌚

peep

lie in wait

lurk

pry

revise

see

👀

spot

stag

🦌

stalk

watch over

descry

be on the look-out for

espy

examine

guard

💂

inspect

investigate

Synonyms

acechar

observar

mirar

vigilar

atisbar

ver

👀

pesquisar

investigar

seguir la pista

fisgonear

revisar

otear

escudrinar

mirar a hurtadillas

pispear

vijiar

venadear

vigiar

ispiar

vigiar

arechar

cuidar

examinar

husmear

inspeccionar

mirar fijamente

avizorar

cazar furtivamente

discernir

escudriñar

Translations

spiare

espiar

espiar

spionieren

espionner

épier

espion

controllare

osservare

ausspionieren

beobachten

⌚

spioneren

auflauern

guetter

⌚

κατασκοπεύω

Hyphenated as

es‧piar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/esˈpjaɾ/

Etymology

From espía + -ar, or from Vulgar Latin *spiāre, from Gothic or Frankish *spehōn, from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (“to see, look”), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look”).