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

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”).