spy out

verb

To sight or discover by spying.

Meanings

verbspy out (third-person singular simple present spies out, present participle spying out, simple past and past participle spied out)

present singular third person spies out · participle present spying out · participle past spied out · past spied out

  1. transitiveTo sight or discover by spying.
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APA

spy out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spy%20out

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spy out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spy%20out.

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