Talk:spy
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Etymology in Webster's New World Dictionary (ed. D.B. Guralnik; 1959; pbk.; 632 pp.):
—Strabismus 20:21, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
Split noun sense?
Should we distinguish between the career of a state spy (think James Bond, or Mata Hari) and simply calling somebody a "spy" for prying into one's business etc.? Equinox ◑ 20:28, 22 November 2018 (UTC)
(Intransitive) observe in secret
(Intransitive) to keep watch secretly or furtively on somebody or something in order to gain information Have you been spying on us again?
--Backinstadiums (talk) 09:21, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
- (Tr) discover by close observation. JMGN (talk) 08:39, 9 September 2024 (UTC)