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- Dictionaryspy/spʌɪ/
noun
- 1. a person employed by a government or other organization to secretly obtain information on an enemy or competitor.
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
- 2. discern or make out, especially by careful observation: "he could spy a figure in the distance" Similar
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The meaning of SPY is to watch secretly usually for hostile purposes. How to use spy in a sentence. to watch secretly usually for hostile purposes; to catch sight of : see; to search or look for intensively —usually used with out…
SPY definition: 1. a person who secretly collects and reports information about the activities of another country…. Learn more.
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.
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.
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) 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. vb, spies, spying or spied. 4. (usually foll by: on) to keep a secret or furtive watch (on) 5.
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. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. spy verb (SEE)
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. 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)
SPY definition: 1. someone who secretly tries to discover information about a person, country, etc 2. to secretly…. Learn more.
Definition of spy verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
