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    Spy
    /spī/

    noun

    • 1. a person who secretly collects and reports information on the activities, movements, and plans of an enemy or competitor.

    verb

    • 1. work for a government or other organization by secretly collecting information about enemies or competitors: "he agreed to spy for the West" Similar be a spybe engaged in spyinggather intelligencework for the secret service
  2. The meaning of SPY is to watch secretly usually for hostile purposes. How to use spy in a sentence.

  3. SPY definition: 1. a person who secretly collects and reports information about the activities of another country…. Learn more.

  4. to secretly collect and report information about the activities of another country or organization: He was arrested for spying on missile sites. spy out informal. to get knowledge secretly, especially of a place: I generally like to spy out restaurants before I go to eat in them.

  5. a person who keeps close and secret watch on the actions and words of another or others. a person who seeks to obtain confidential information about the activities, plans, methods, etc., of an organization or person, especially one who is employed for this purpose by a competitor: an industrial spy. the act of spying.

  6. The meaning of ESPIONAGE is the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company. How to use espionage in a sentence.

  7. 3 days ago · noun. 1. a person employed by a state or institution to obtain secret information from rival countries, organizations, companies, etc. 2. a person who keeps secret watch on others. 3. obsolete. a close view.

  8. To spy is to secretly watch someone. It’s not recommended unless you’re actually a spy, a person who is hired by a government or organization to keep tabs on enemies.

  9. Definition of spies noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. a person employed by a state or institution to obtain secret information from rival countries, organizations, companies, etc. 2. a person who keeps secret watch on others. 3. obsolete. a close view. verb Word forms: spies, spying, spied. 4. (intransitive; usually foll by on) to keep a secret or furtive watch (on) 5. (intransitive)

  11. ESPIONAGE meaning: 1. the discovering of secrets, especially political or military information of another country or…. Learn more.

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