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   spy

   /spʌɪ/

   noun

   • 1. a person employed by a government or other organization to secretly obtain information on an enemy or competitor.
   • ▪ a person who keeps watch on others secretly: "a spy camera"

   verb

   • 1. work for a government or other organization by secretly obtaining information about enemies or competitors: "he agreed to spy for the West" Similar be a spybe engaged in spyinggather intelligencework for the secret serviceinformal:snoop
   • ▪ observe (someone) furtively: "the couple were spied on by reporters" Similar observe furtivelykeep under surveillancewatchkeep a watch onkeep an eye onkeep under observationfollowshadowtrailinformal:tailrare:surveil
   • ▪ collect information about something to use in deciding how to act: "he would go and spy out the land"
   • 2. discern or make out, especially by careful observation: "he could spy a figure in the distance" Similar noticeobserveseespotsightcatch sight ofglimpsecatch/get a glimpse ofmake outdiscernpick outdetecthave sight ofinformal:clap/lay/set eyes onliterary:espybeholddescry

   Word Origin Middle English: shortening of Old French espie ‘espying’, espier ‘espy’, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin specere ‘behold, look’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. spying noun

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   What does it mean to spy?

   • 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.

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   What does a spy do?

   • 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. A spy satellite or spy plane obtains secret information about another country by taking photographs from the sky.

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   How does a spy get information about another country?

   • A spy satellite or spy plane obtains secret information about another country by taking photographs from the sky. Someone who spies for a country or organization tries to find out secret information about another country or organization. The agent spied for the government for more than twenty years. [VERB + for]

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   Who is the second alleged spy?

   • The second alleged spy is an official of the German defence ministry. A spy is a person whose job is to find out secret information about another country or organization. He used to be a spy. Someone who spies for a country or organization tries to find out secret information for them about other countries or organizations.

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   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.

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   noun. /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. a spy plane/satellite (= used to watch the activities of the enemy)