espy
verb (used with object)
to see at a distance; catch sight of.
has espied
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present perfectof espy (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“And the frigate-bird has espied them too,” exclaimed the mate.
From The South Sea Whaler by William H. C. Groome
For such he has espied; a white speck away off on the line that separates the two blues, but distinguishable from waif of floating foam or wing of gull.
From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Mayne Reid
The nightingale, however, is not singing for them nor for her, but for another pair he has espied below.
From Dear Brutus by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
Walt Wilder has espied the saddled mule hitched up behind the tent—that intended for Conchita.
From The Lone Ranche by Mayne Reid
The Brother remained for a moment silent, clenching his fists and looking at Albine clinging round Serge's neck, with the disgust of a man who has espied some filth by the roadside.
From Abbe Mouret's Transgression by Émile Zola
