出典:Wiktionary
From Middle English aspien, espien (“to make covert observations of (a person または place) with hostile intent, to spy on; to seek to discover by spying; to act as a spy; to catch sight of, see; to look over, observe; to wait in ambush, to ambush; to plot against; to look for, seek to find; to inquire or look into, investigate; to discover, find”) [and other forms],[1] from Old French espier (“to watch”) (modern French épier (“to keep an eye on, watch; to spy on; (dated) to watch for”)), from Vulgar Latin *spiāre, from Frankish *spehōn (“to look, peer; to spy”), from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (“to look, peer; to spy”), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look, observe, see”).[2] Doublet of spy.
espy (三人称単数 現在形 espies, 現在分詞 espying, 過去形および過去分詞形 espied)
infinitive | (to) espy | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | espy | espied | |
2nd-person singular | espy, espiest†, espyest† | ||
3rd-person singular | espies, espieth†, espyeth† | ||
plural | espy | ||
subjunctive | espy | espied | |
imperative | espy | — | |
participles | espying | espied |
From Middle English aspie, espie (“covert investigation または observation, scouting, spying; information obtained through spying; secret かつ treacherous plan, plot; treachery; a scout または spy”) [and other forms],[3] from Anglo-Norman espie, Old French espie, from espier (verb): see further at etymology 1.[4]
espy (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 espies) (obsolete)