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espy

verbCommon GRE wordMore E words

to catch sight of, especially something distant or partly hidden

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Espy in a sentence

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From the hilltop she could just espy the ship on the horizon.

Synonyms
spotglimpsediscern
Antonyms
overlookmiss

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Espy (verb) means to catch sight of, especially something distant or partly hidden
Here is espy used in an example sentence: "From the hilltop she could just espy the ship on the horizon."
Common synonyms for espy include spot, glimpse, discern.
Antonyms of espy include overlook, miss.
Espy is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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