spy out in English

Forms: spies out [present, singular, third-person], spying out [participle, present], spied out [participle, past], spied out [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} spy out (third-person singular simple present spies out, present participle spying out, simple past and past participle spied out)

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "spies out",
      "tags": [
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "spying out",
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    },
    {
      "form": "spied out",
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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "To sight or discover by spying."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To sight or discover by spying."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "spy out"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "spies out",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spying out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spied out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spied out",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "To sight or discover by spying."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To sight or discover by spying."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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"spy out" meaning in English

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