spy

Значение (Английский)

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.

secret agent

scout

spy upon

undercover agent

secret emissary

spy at

peep at

watch for

espionage agent

give on

lay eyes on

lie in ambush

peep upon

small opening

covert operative

intelligence operative

observation

keep under surveillance

watch closely

reconnoiterer

watch furtively

view as

quiet American

collect intelligence

catch side of

foreign agent

lurcher

Частота

Произносится как (IPA)

/spaɪ/

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.