how to pronounce espy

/ˈɛspiː/

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espy is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of espy in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… provided for these espy fees once they …”

meanings of espy

verb:

To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take notice; to spy.
To examine and keep watch upon; to watch; to observe.
To catch sight of; to see; to spot (said especially of something not easy to see).

name:

A surname.

espy frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word espy occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics espy can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that espy can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;