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spy
noun
-
spy
,
spies
a
person
who
secretly
collects
information
about
a
country
,
organization
,
or
individual
,
especially
for
a
government
or
an
army
•
The
movie
follows
a
spy
who
risks
everything
to
stop
a
war
.
The
movie
follows
a
spy
who
risks
everything
to
stop
a
war
.
•
During
the
Cold
War
,
governments
planted
spies
in
rival
embassies
.
During
the
Cold
War
,
governments
planted
spies
in
rival
embassies
.
From
Old
French
“
espie
”,
related
to
the
verb
“
espier
” (
to
observe
).
verb
-
spy
,
spying
,
spies
,
spied
to
watch
or
listen
to
someone
or
something
secretly
in
order
to
get
information
•
The
detective
decided
to
spy on
the
suspect's
apartment
from
across
the
street
.
The
detective
decided
to
spy on
the
suspect's
apartment
from
across
the
street
.
•
She
spied
through
the
keyhole
to
see
what
the
children
were
doing
.
She
spied
through
the
keyhole
to
see
what
the
children
were
doing
.
Derived
from
Middle
English
“
spien
”,
from
Old
French
“
espier
”.
verb
-
spy
,
spying
,
spies
,
spied
to
notice
or
catch
sight
of
something
or
someone
suddenly
•
From
the
hilltop
,
he
spied
the
distant
sails
of
a
ship
.
From
the
hilltop
,
he
spied
the
distant
sails
of
a
ship
.
•
I
quickly
spied
a
shortcut
through
the
forest
path
.
I
quickly
spied
a
shortcut
through
the
forest
path
.
Archaic
sense
preserved
from
Old
French
“
espier
”
meaning
‘
catch
sight
of
’.
