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Word: Spy
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: shortening of Old French espie ‘espying’, espier ‘espy’, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin specere ‘behold, look’
spʌɪ
a person employed by a government or other organization to secretly obtain information on an enemy or competitor.
Short Definition:person employed by government or other organization
Word: Spy
Speech Type: Verb
spʌɪ
work for a government or other organization by secretly obtaining information about enemies or competitors
Short Definition:work for government or other organization by secretly obtaining information about enemies or competitors
Examples:- he agreed to spy for the West
discern or make out, especially by careful observation
Short Definition:discern
Examples:- he could spy a figure in the distance
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