- present tense form of espy (3rd person singular).
espies
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A man who stops for gas a sign espies That says a dog out back has quite a knack.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 3, 2020
Behind peppy songs like “Singin’ in the Rain” and “Tiptoe Through the Tulips,” Mr. Mac espies a frantic need to forget those horrors.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2015
“The creature is about to pounce on some deer he sees feeding in the thicket,” whispered John; “or perhaps he espies a tapir, and hopes to bring it to the ground.”
From On the Banks of the Amazon by William H. C. Groome
Lato hurries on to overtake his friend, whom he espies striding towards the park gate.
From 'O Thou, My Austria!' by Ossip Schubin
The hunter trembles when he espies in the thicket the royal hart whose existence has been called a fable.
From Stories by American Authors, Volume 10 by Various
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