spied

4 definitions • 3 examples

past simple and past participle of

to secretly collect and report information about the activities of another country or organization:

He was arrested for spying on missile sites.

to get knowledge secretly, especially of a place:

I generally like to spy out restaurants before I go to eat in them.

to see or notice someone or something usually when it involves looking hard:

I think I've just spied Andrew in the crowd.