Meaning & use
Spied
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Secretly observed or gathered information about someone or something; also, caught sight of something.
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The agency was accused of having spied on foreign officials.
She spied a familiar face across the crowded station.
A note on using this word
The two common meanings, covert surveillance and simply noticing something, both derive from the same root verb 'spy.'
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