spiare

Meaning

1. (transitive) to spy on, peep, peek, observe
2. (transitive) to gauge, try to judge

Concepts

spy

watch

⌚

observe

peep

spy on

inspect

investigate

keep an eye on

keep watch

listen in

look

look at

lurk

pry

revise

see

👀

snoop

watch for

watch over

wiretap

bug

🐛

be on the look-out for

eavesdrop

examine

eye

👁️

guard

💂

Synonyms

controllare

osservare

investigare

intercettare

guardare

vigilare

osservare di nascosto

usolàre

curiosare

curare

ispezionare

orecchiare

origliare

guardare fissamente

tener d'occhio

osservare furtivamente

fare la sentinella

esaminare

tenere d’occhio

Translations

espiar

acechar

espionner

espiar

épier

spionieren

espiar

beobachten

⌚

vigilar

atisbar

guetter

⌚

observer

ausspionieren

spioneren

grampear

Hyphenated as

spi‧à‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/spiˈa.re/

Etymology

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