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Meaning of "espies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ESPIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ESPIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Espies is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb espies in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ESPIES

PRESENT

Present
I espy
you espy
he/she/it espies
we espy
you espy
they espy
Present continuous
I am espying
you are espying
he/she/it is espying
we are espying
you are espying
they are espying
Present perfect
I have espied
you have espied
he/she/it has espied
we have espied
you have espied
they have espied
Present perfect continuous
I have been espying
you have been espying
he/she/it has been espying
we have been espying
you have been espying
they have been espying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I espied
you espied
he/she/it espied
we espied
you espied
they espied
Past continuous
I was espying
you were espying
he/she/it was espying
we were espying
you were espying
they were espying
Past perfect
I had espied
you had espied
he/she/it had espied
we had espied
you had espied
they had espied
Past perfect continuous
I had been espying
you had been espying
he/she/it had been espying
we had been espying
you had been espying
they had been espying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will espy
you will espy
he/she/it will espy
we will espy
you will espy
they will espy
Future continuous
I will be espying
you will be espying
he/she/it will be espying
we will be espying
you will be espying
they will be espying
Future perfect
I will have espied
you will have espied
he/she/it will have espied
we will have espied
you will have espied
they will have espied
Future perfect continuous
I will have been espying
you will have been espying
he/she/it will have been espying
we will have been espying
you will have been espying
they will have been espying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would espies
you would espies
he/she/it would espies
we would espies
you would espies
they would espies
Conditional continuous
I would be espying
you would be espying
he/she/it would be espying
we would be espying
you would be espying
they would be espying
Conditional perfect
I would have espies
you would have espies
he/she/it would have espies
we would have espies
you would have espies
they would have espies
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been espying
you would have been espying
he/she/it would have been espying
we would have been espying
you would have been espying
they would have been espying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you espy
we let´s espy
you espy
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to espy
Past participle
espied
Present Participle
espying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ESPIES

especial
especially
esperance
Esperantist
Esperanto
espial
espied
espiegle
espieglerie
espier
espionage
esplanade
Espoo
espousal
espouse
espouser
espressivo
espresso
espresso bar
esprit

WORDS THAT END LIKE ESPIES

canopies
copies
counterspies
entropies
floppies
guppies
harpies
hippies
kelpies
nappies
occupies
philanthropies
photocopies
poppies
preppies
puppies
soapies
spies
therapies
weepies

Synonyms and antonyms of espies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ESPIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «espies» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of espies

Translation of «espies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ESPIES

Find out the translation of espies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of espies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «espies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

espies
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Espies
570 millions of speakers

English

espies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

espies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

espies
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

espies
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Espies
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

espies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Espies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Espies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

espies
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

espies
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

espies
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Espies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

espies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

espies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एस्पीज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

espies
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

espies
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

espies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

espies
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

espies
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

espies
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

espies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

espies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

espies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of espies

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ESPIES»

The term «espies» is normally little used and occupies the 118.264 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ESPIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «espies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «espies» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about espies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ESPIES»

Discover the use of espies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to espies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Faerie Queene Book Four
... sight S SSS Shelooking backe, espies that griesly wight he looking backe, espies that griesly wighthe lookingbacke, espies that griesly wighthe looking backe, espiesthat griesly wight helooking backe,espies that griesly wight M M M M Might ...
Spenser, Edmund, 2013
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Middle English Dictionary
C (Hnt) 22.342: Pruyde. . sente forb sourquidours,hus seriauns of armes, And hus aspie [vr. spie] spille-loue. cl400 Brut-l333 (Rwl B.l7l) 86/6, ll: Tho comen. . aspiez , and saide [etc.].. be espies tolde bat be Emperour hade v men or vj aseynes ...
Hans Kurath, 1957
3
The Paisley magazine
Coming one morning to our Lady's Church at Mass, and being on his knees, in his devotion, he espies a young ... tender, and fair, he thorow her thin Veil discovered all the perfections of a delicate and sweet Benuty ; she espies him feasting ...
4
The Book of the Love-smitten Heart
Et quant ilz furent logiez, revint par devers Malle Bouche deux des espies qu'il avoit envoyees sur les champs, lesquelz s'estoient tenuz la plusgrant partie du jour a l'issue de la forest par ou les compaignons'8 le Cueur, Desir, avecques79  ...
René I (King of Naples and Jerusalem), Stephanie Viereck Gibbs, Kathryn Karczewska, 2001
5
The Elusive Synthesis: Aesthetics And Science
Satan Espies Adam and Eve): On the soft downy Bank damaskt with flow'rs: A third bank marks Eve's first speech, that is the locus of her first self discovery. A fourth marks Adam's first dream - the first dream ever! On the fifth, Satan spies Eve ...
A.I. Tauber, 1997
6
A Study of Thèodose Valentinian's Amant Resuscitè de la Mort ...
His name is d'Espies but he refuses to name his Lady for fear of offending her honour. From this point on, his account of the early stages of his love ressembles that of the 1555 Lover. The only exception is his version of the garden dream.
Margaret A. Harris, 1966
7
Million Dollar Video Poker
The Espies are the Academy Awards of sports, sponsored by ESPN. We'd seen Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus in the Mansion and dozens of football, basketball , and track and field notables on the casino floor. Trust me. Some of these guys ...
Bob Dancer, 2003
8
Mary Proctor: Convict, Pioneer and Settler
In Espies case, he also seemed to have a sense of morality that drove him to keep the sailors away from the women. According to Dr Espies log, female convicts ranging in age from young teenagers to women in their fifties, together with all ...
Jeff Atkinson, 2005
9
English Dramatic Interludes, 1300–1580: A Reference Guide
Dul. stands aside';2.2sd: 'They (Sie.,Paq.,Pet.) go in. Dul. tarries and espies the Doc. coming in with his man'; 2.3 sd: 'Dul. espies the Doc. and his man coming'; 3.1: Dal. strikes Cra.; 328 English Dramatic Interludes 1300–1580 PLAY LENGTH ...
Darryll Grantley, 2004
10
Network World
espies. value. in. turning. to. Lotus. Notes. Groupware's. security. features. attracted. federal. government's. intelligence. agency. Covia discloses new middleware direction ucts rely on a store-and-forward. BY BARB COLE Redmond , Wash.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ESPIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term espies is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Fifty Greatest Light-Heavyweights of All Time, Part 4 (No. 20-11)
What the listmaker espies as crucial is what defines the standing of a given fighter on any list. Billy Conn appears at #10 on Boxing Scene's top ... «The Sweet Science, Jun 15»
2
Tom of Finland: the Pleasure of Play review – definitely not the …
He espies a lumberjack on a bench, boots knee high, fly undone. They start going at it, only to be joined by a jockish type in baseball cap and ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
3
Huge, historical bond move is upon us: Technician
Examining a 10-year chart of the 10-year US Treasury yield, Johnson espies a "big, inverted head and shoulders bottoming pattern." "The last ... «CNBC, Jun 15»
4
Belarus v Spain: Euro 2016 qualifier – as it happened
And Belarus are picking their passes better when they break, Volodko taking possession and haring through midfield; he espies Kornilenko ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
5
Ahmedabad's albatross
... as a literary trope while narrating a common sight she espies: a boy struggles to resuscitate a fallen kite while the city moves on relentlessly. «Financial Express, Jun 15»
6
The Liar at Artists Rep Bullies His Way Into Our Good Graces
Then, in the Tuileries, Dorante espies the object of desire: the fair Clarice, herself resplendent in a bubblegum pink ball gown, matching ... «Portland Monthly, Jun 15»
7
Romanticism and the Question of the Stranger
In Frost at Midnight, the evening is, for Coleridge, already strange and one that grows stranger still when he espies in the barely quivering ... «Times Higher Education, Jun 15»
8
Sitting Pretty
... from the upstairs Commodores' Room at roughly the spot where the Detroit River meets the mouth of Lake St. Clair, one espies Peche Island, ... «Hour Detroit Magazine, Jun 15»
9
Why bank stocks look 'outstanding'
On the longer-term view at the bank ETF, Ross espies a "beautiful breakout for a very well-defined multiyear trading range." "I think that sets us ... «CNBC, May 15»
10
Secret Wars & Wolverine Review & Spoilers: Old Man Logan #1 By …
Danielle wonders about Logan's well-being and asks of his mission. Both A-OK. When Dani espies the Adamantium-laced cranium, she is at a ... «Inside Pulse, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Espies [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/espies>. Apr 2024 ».
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