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- DictionarySpy/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"
The meaning of SPY is to watch secretly usually for hostile purposes. How to use spy in a sentence.
SPY definition: 1. a person who secretly collects and reports information about the activities of another country…. Learn more.
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.
Definitions of spy. noun. (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors. synonyms: undercover agent. see more. noun. a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people.
A spy is a person whose job is to find out secret information about another country or organization. He was jailed for five years as an alleged British spy. The spy ring passed secrets to the enemy.
SPY meaning: 1 : a person who tries secretly to get information about a country or organization for another country or organization often used before another noun; 2 : someone who secretly watches the movement or actions of other people
spy. noun. /spaɪ/. /spaɪ/. (plural spies) a person who tries to get secret information about another country, organization or person, especially somebody who is employed by a government or the police. He was denounced as a foreign spy. a police spy.
1. To watch or observe secretly: was sent to spy out the enemy camp. 2. To discover by close observation: "[They] are continually prowling about on all three decks, eager to spy out iniquities"(Herman Melville). 3. To catch sight of; see: spied the ship on the horizon. v.intr. 1. To engage in espionage. 2.
Spy definition: One who secretly collects information concerning the enemies of a government or group.
to collect information before deciding what to do. Definition of spy verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
