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What does espy mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word espy? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To catch sight of; 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
  2. (transitive) To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to watch; to observe.
  3. (intransitive) To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take notice; to spy.
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We espy the professor and his assistant in the distance and amble over to them.
But now the brewers have to face a cheeky American challenge as well. In invading Germany, the two biggest American brewers, Anheuser-Busch of St Louis and Miller of Milwaukee, espy a niche market.
But in 2003, Foxx hilariously sang a tribute to Serena Williams at the espy Awards.
A traveller upon the sea she fared, fleeting on with foam about her throat over the waves, over the ocean-streams with wreathéd prow, until they might espy the Geatish cliffs and headlands that they knew.
If danger lay there I could not espy it nor detect its presence.
I've lodged them with the Capuchins, where not even a prying sunbeam can espy them.

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