| Espy 1. (v. t.) To keep close watch; to perceive with the eyes; to discover, as a distant object partly concealed, or not obvious to notice; to see at a glance; to discern unexpectedly; to spy; as, to espy land; to espy a man in a crowd. 2. (v. t.) To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to watch; to observe. 3. (v. i.) To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take notice; to spy. 4. (n.) A spy; a scout. Thesaurus Entries behold, catch, catch sight of, clap eyes on, descry, detect, discern, discover, distinguish, encounter, glimpse, have in sight, hit, identify, ken, lay eyes on, look on, look upon, make out, mark, meet with, note, notice, observe, perceive, pick out, pick up, recognize, remark, see, sense, sight, spot, spy, take in, twig, view, witness |