Difference between Espy and Spy

What is the difference between Espy and Spy?

Espy as a verb is 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; as, to espy land; to espy a man in a crowd. while Spy as a verb is to act as a spy.

Espy

Part of speech: verb

Definition: 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; as, to espy land; to espy a man in a crowd. To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to watch; to observe. To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take notice; to spy.

Spy

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage)

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To act as a spy.To spot at a distance.

Example sentence: The more real I got on 'The Bourne Identity,' the more interesting it got. So 'Fair Game' was the chance to go a few more steps in that direction. In fact, I discovered this whole other world that I had ignored in the 'Bourne' franchise, which is the domestic life of a spy, and how you make the two halves of your life coexist.

We hope you now know whether to use Espy or Spy in your sentence.

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