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v. To catch sight of (something distant, partially hidden, or obscure); glimpse. See Synonyms at see1.

v. 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.

v. To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to watch; to observe.

v. To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take notice; to spy.

v. 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

v. To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to watch; to observe.

verb-intransitive. To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take notice; to spy.

n. A spy; a scout.

To see at a distance; catch sight of or discover at a distance.

To see or discover suddenly, after some effort, or unexpectedly, as by accident: with reference to some person or thing in a degree concealed or intended to be hidden: as, to espy a man in a crowd.

To inspect narrowly; explore and examine; observe and keep watch upon; spy.

Synonyms To discern, descry, perceive, catch sight of.

To look narrowly; keep watch; spy.

n. A spy; scout; watch.

n. Espial; espionage.

v. catch sight of

"The JWST, which unlike Hubble can make images in the infrared, could espy this initial burgeoning of stars and their homes -- the earliest galaxies."

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