Meaning & use
espied
Caught sight of something, especially something distant, hidden, or hard to notice.
See it in a sentence
From the hilltop, she espied a ship approaching slowly through the morning fog.
He espied an old friend across the crowded train station platform.
A note on using this word
This is a literary, somewhat old-fashioned word; everyday speech favors spotted or noticed.
Words with a similar meaning
spottedglimpsed
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
missedoverlooked
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