spying
66
4.6
- noun
- /ˈspaɪɪŋ/
:
espionaje
- Down inside, of course, John realized that the spying wasn't proper, yet he couldn't bring himself to stop.
- charges of spying
Look, domestic terrorism, spying, this kind of stuff.
- Look, domestic terrorism, spying, this kind of stuff.
- That's the practice of spying on people and recording our behaviour.
- When will we stop torture, enhanced interrogation, spying, spending, regime change?
Examples
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He has now been sentenced to life imprisonment for spying for the United Kingdom.
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That's the practice of spying on people and recording our behaviour.
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I make sure there is no more spying.
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Want to wash the car, or are you doing a little spying in your off hours?
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41 Pope was arrested on charges of spying but was later released.
Academic text (2001) -
"Upon whom do you propose we commit this act of spying?" I asked.
Fiction book (1990) -
When does spying or industrial espionage cross into an attack?
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Singer and dancer Josephine Baker used both in spying for France during World War I.
Academic text (2003) -
Spying is deceitful.
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The detective was caught spying on the suspect's house to gather evidence.
Synonyms
531
4.6
Secret information collected about a country or group for security
526
6.2
Careful, continuous watching of people or places by the police
108
7.3
Secret spying to get information for a government or company
12
7.1
To follow someone without their knowledge to watch where they go
2
6.8
A secret act of following someone to watch what they do
1
9.9
To watch someone or something carefully, often in secret
Antonyms
How Intensive
- Specialized
108
7.3
- Specialized
526
6.2
66
4.6
130
3.2
1
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spying comes from the old verb spy, which goes back to the Latin root specere meaning 'to look'. You can see the same root in inspect, so spying is secretly 'looking' to get information.