different between examine vs spy

English

Alternative forms

• examin (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English examinen, examenen, from Old French examiner, from Latin ex?min?re.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???zæm?n/
• Hyphenation: ex?am?ine

Verb

examine (third-person singular simple present examines, present participle examining, simple past and past participle examined)

1. to observe or inspect carefully or critically

2. to check the health or condition of something or someone

3. to determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination
4. to interrogate

Synonyms

• pore over, undersee

Hyponyms

• cross examine
• re-examine

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

• look at

French

Verb

examine

1. first-person singular present indicative of examiner
2. third-person singular present indicative of examiner
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of examiner
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of examiner
5. second-person singular imperative of examiner

Latin

Noun

ex?mine

1. ablative singular of ex?men

Portuguese

Verb

examine

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of examinar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of examinar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of examinar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of examinar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e?sa?mine/, [e??.sa?mi.ne]

Verb

examine

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of examinar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of examinar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of examinar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of examinar.

English

Etymology

From Middle English spien, aphetic variant of earlier espien (“to espy”), from Old French espier (“to spy”), from Frankish *speh?n (“to spy”), from Proto-Germanic *speh?n? (“to see, look”), from Proto-Indo-European *spe?- (“to look”). Akin to German spähen (“to spy”), Dutch spieden (“to spy”).

The noun displaced native Old English s??awere (literally “watcher”), which was also the word for "mirror." In this sense, the verb displaced Old English s??awian, which was also the word for "to watch" and became the Modern English word show.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spa?/
• Rhymes: -a?

Noun

spy (plural spies)

1. A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).

Synonyms

• intelligencer
• Thesaurus:spy

Translations

Derived terms

• spyess (a female spy)
• spy ring

Verb

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

1. (intransitive) To act as a spy.

2. (transitive) To spot; to catch sight of.
   • 1720, Jonathan Swift, A Letter to a Young Clergyman

     One in reading, skipped over all sentences where he spied a note of admiration.
3. (intransitive) To search narrowly; to scrutinize.
4. (transitive) To explore; to see; to view; inspect and examine secretly, as a country.

Translations

Derived terms

• spy on
• spyhop

Related terms

• spyglass
• spyware

See also

• Wikipedia article on spies

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ??? (supai)
• ? Korean: ??? (seupai)

Anagrams

• PYs, SYP, YPs, pys

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse spýja, from Proto-Germanic *sp?wan?, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pty?w- (“to spit, vomit”). Compare Swedish and Danish spy, Icelandic spýja, English spew, Dutch spuwen, German speien.

Noun

spy n (definite singular spyet) (uncountable)

1. barf (US), vomit, spew

Verb

spy (present tense spyr, simple past spydde, past participle spydd)

1. to barf (US), throw up, vomit, spew (also figurative)

Synonyms

• kaste opp

References

• “spy” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse spýja. The noun is derived from the verb.

Verb

spy (present tense spyr, past tense spydde, past participle spydd/spytt, passive infinitive spyast, present participle spyande, imperative spy)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to vomit
2. (intransitive, about blowflies) to lay eggs

Derived terms

Noun

spy n (definite singular spyet, uncountable)

1. vomit, sick
2. (collective) eggs of a blowfly

References

• “spy” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• syp

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse spýja, from Proto-Germanic *sp?wan?, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pty?w- (“to spit, vomit”). Compare Norwegian and Danish spy, Icelandic spýja, English spew, Dutch spuwen, German speien.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spy?/

Verb

spy (present spyr, preterite spydde, supine spytt, imperative spy)

1. to throw up, to vomit

Conjugation

Quotations

Synonyms

• kräkas

Related terms

• spya
• spyboll

Anagrams

• pys