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spy

/spaɪ/ /spaɪ/
verb Regular verbspy spied
  1. 1 casusluk yapmak
  2. 2 gözetlemek, görmek

Definition (English)

  1. To secretly collect information about an enemy or competitor.
  2. To see or notice something.

Example Sentences

  1. He was caught spying on the company.
    Şirketi gözetlerken yakalandı.
  2. I finally spied my friend in the crowd.
    Sonunda kalabalıkta arkadaşımı gördüm.

Verb Forms Regular

Base spy
/spaɪ/
Past spied
/spaɪd/
Participle spied
/spaɪd/
Spelling rule

Consonant + y: y → ‑iedspy → spied

Fiil sessiz harf + y ile bittiği için y düşer, yerine -ied gelir. (Sesli harf + y ile bitenlerde y kalır: play → played.)

Same rule: study → studied · try → tried · carry → carried

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sesli bir sesle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. spied /spaɪd/

Synonyms

observewatchmonitorsurveilreconnoiterscoutfollow

Collocations

spy on someonespy for a countryspy networkspy equipmentspy activitiesspy report

Related Words

espionageintelligencesecretagentsurveillanceinformation (word)

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